"Marc R. Mercer" wrote in message
...
So, 1/7/04 8:09 PM, in article
, "Ed Huntress"
wuz saying:

"Marc R. Mercer" wrote in message
...
I recently acquired an old one (model 500-421 CD-S6), and I'd like to
ask:
does ANYONE know how to access/change the battery in one of these?

NO, it doesn't resemble the newer models, and it doesn't have an access
cover, screw-on case, or anything obvious. It's absolutely confounding.

Thanks if you can help...


Haha! Yes, they're hard to find. It's one heck of a nice, precision
injection-molded part. That's why you can't see it. I have three of the
500
Series.

The black, ridged plastic thumb grip is the battery cover. It has a
catch at
its top, the top being the uppermost part as you look at the LCD. Push
the
upper edge of that ridged piece and simultaneously slide it down.

If you still have trouble, email me and I'll shoot a photo to send you.

Ed Huntress


sigh Your heart's in the right place, Ed, but your reading skills need
some work.
Thanks anyway.


I don't get it, Marc. You said a 500-421 Mit caliper, right? I have three of
them. They all have the battery in the same place. I also have the Mitutoyo
instruction sheet for the 500/550/551 Series, Manual No. 2035, and it shows
that all of them have the battery in the same place.

Where's the reading skills problem? What did I not see?

Ed Huntress