[GrizHFMinimill] Re: igaging scale batteries keep dying

I'm not sure the iGaging ones do that. Perhaps you're thinking of the cheap ones with the readout on the scale. But, if you find out that these scales have a rapid measure mode, please message back. On mine the lag was so long while I was cranking that I'm thinking mine were not in that mode.

--- In GrizHFMinimill@yahoogroups.com, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
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> On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:39:41 -0000, you wrote:
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> >Is this fast measure mode something you can turn on or off? I didn't notice anything about that in the manual (a.k.a. sheet of paper).
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> It's present in the el-cheapo Chinese scales. You get it by hitting a
> combination of buttons. The scale stays in that mode, I think, until
> cancelled. I suspect it would drain the batteries rapidly. However,
> it's just the thing you'd want for a computer interface.
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> You'd have to google the cheap Chinese scales for the details, I don't
> have them handy at the moment.
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> Harvey
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> >--- In GrizHFMinimill@yahoogroups.com, Harvey White <madyn@> wrote:
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> >> On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:15:18 -0000, you wrote:
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> >> >Might be a defective gage, all three of mine have been going strong on the first set of batteries for going on 2 months now with no signs of weakness and near daily use. Is your shop very cold/damp or using a ventless gas heater that causes equipment to sweat? Might be moisture....
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> >> There's a fast measure mode that may boost the current consumption.
> >> That may be a problem in running the batteries down.
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> >> Harvey
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> >> >--- In GrizHFMinimill@yahoogroups.com, "bbass408" <bbass408@> wrote:
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> >> >> I just setup my igaging scales on my mill. It seems the battery life -- with the batteries that came with the scales -- is like one day. I used the scales for a few hours today and they worked great. I came back a few hours later and the displays were so dim I could hardly read them. Unplugging/replugging helped a tiny bit. Replacing the batteries worked fine. Then those died after a few hours of use too...
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> >> >> I notice the displays sleep after a few minutes but the scales still track movement. So, something must be always running.
> >> >>
> >> >> Are the free batteries just horrible?
> >> >> Do people unplug the displays or remove their batteries when not in use?
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