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...

"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

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.

"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

"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.

Marc, I just scanned the English-language portion of the instructions for
your caliper, plus an illustration of the battery cover removed from the
caliper body. If you can read compressed TIFFs and you want them, let me
know. If you need a GIF (no JPEGs of this one -- the text would turn to
mush) let me know and I'll convert them.

Also, I have diagrams and text on the digital output formats, if you want to
play with that.

Mitutoyo was my client for years. There's a photo of my hand holding your
caliper on an old Modern Machine Shop cover. d8-)

Ed Huntress

So, 1/8/04 7:38 PM, in article
, "Ed Huntress"
wuz saying:

Marc, I just scanned the English-language portion of the instructions for
your caliper, plus an illustration of the battery cover removed from the
caliper body. If you can read compressed TIFFs and you want them, let me
know. If you need a GIF (no JPEGs of this one -- the text would turn to
mush) let me know and I'll convert them.

Also, I have diagrams and text on the digital output formats, if you want to
play with that.

Mitutoyo was my client for years. There's a photo of my hand holding your
caliper on an old Modern Machine Shop cover. d8-)

Ed Huntress

Ed, I sent a couple of photos your way, did you get them?
- Marc

"Marc R. Mercer" wrote in message
...
So, 1/8/04 7:38 PM, in article
, "Ed Huntress"
wuz saying:

Marc, I just scanned the English-language portion of the instructions
for
your caliper, plus an illustration of the battery cover removed from the
caliper body. If you can read compressed TIFFs and you want them, let me
know. If you need a GIF (no JPEGs of this one -- the text would turn to
mush) let me know and I'll convert them.

Also, I have diagrams and text on the digital output formats, if you
want to
play with that.

Mitutoyo was my client for years. There's a photo of my hand holding
your
caliper on an old Modern Machine Shop cover. d8-)

Ed Huntress

Ed, I sent a couple of photos your way, did you get them?
- Marc


Eh, no, Marc, and that's my fault. I've been getting real sloppy lately
about posting my full sig, which says to delete the "3" from my email
address. I just haven't wanted that much email...

If you want, try it again. Meantime, I'll send you the manual pages. Even if
you have a unique Model 500 g, they may be useful.

Again, let me know if you want the digital-output specs.

Oh, BTW, if you went to Mitutoyo's web site and looked at their little
message board, you'll see that you aren't alone, finding the &%#@** battery
cover on those things is a common problem. It always has been, ever since I
got my first one around 1985.

--
Ed Huntress
(remove "3" from email address for email reply)