Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410
wrote:


My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05".
Would anyone have any idea what this may mean?



Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer.

Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death.

Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error.

Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to
replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles

Gunner

"Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies
and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich

I've got a Mitutoyo scale and I can reproduce the error quite easily by
holding the scale in my sweaty hand for a minute or so then running the
reader head across that section, after allowing to dry and a reset it
will work fine again. Not saying yours aren't dead, just it may be a
cleaning issue in some cases.