Tom it's probably stuck shorted not open. If you haven't already
disassemble it that far try cleaning the contact area again.


"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
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It got wet with rain on my desk (don't ask) I dissassembled and cleaned
with
LP air and 97% alcahol. Even direct shorting with metal wouldn't flip it.
All the other rubber contacts work ok.

"Pete Logghe" wrote in message
om...
"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
y.com...
I thought for a moment that a $100+ tool was worth repair when it
would
only
read in metric. Well, I'm an AMERICAN and don't need no stinking
sissy
metric system! At $135 for repair, I DON'T THINK SO! Anybody work in
metric exclusively and need a 6" caliper? Or, does anybody have a
good
guts
on a bad frame?

It must be just the english/metric switch.
Can you dis-assemble it, and fix the contacts?

Pete