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On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 3:20:03 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.

The inexpensive Chinese digital calipers can only be turned off by removing the battery. The on off switch only turns off the display.

Dan
 
On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 21:23:47 -0400, krw <krw@nowhere.com> Gave us:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:16:59 -0400, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno
DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 13:03:33 -0700 (PDT), tabbypurr@gmail.com Gave us:

On Sunday, 18 October 2015 15:25:46 UTC+1, amdx wrote:
On 10/17/2015 9:10 PM, nt wrote:
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 02:45:22 UTC+1, Martin Riddle wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

I've got lots of single conductor stranded reels of wire to identify. How do I tell if it's 0.1 or 0.2mm strands? My calipers aren't accurate enough.

0.2mm is 0.00787" What caliper can't measure 7 thousandths?

I suspect buying a better micrometer may be the solution.

Even the $10 (on sale) dial calipers from Harbor freight will do that.

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.


No... caliper, digital.

Dial calipers don't have dead batteries every time you want to use the
tool.

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.
 
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 22:17:23 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.

No... caliper, digital.

Meh, those won't last a lifetime. Just got some nice old twisty ones.


NT
 
Den mandag den 19. oktober 2015 kl. 16.28.50 UTC+2 skrev DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 04:09:12 -0700 (PDT), "dcaster@krl.org"
dcaster@krl.org> Gave us:

On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 3:20:03 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.

The inexpensive Chinese digital calipers can only be turned off by removing the battery. The on off switch only turns off the display.

Dan
Wrong. I have a pair year with the battery lasting more than a year
now, and my pair from San Diego even longer, and one came from harbor
freight and the other from Radio Shack, and the one at Home Depot is
probably just as good.

If the soft off button on a Starret works, what makes you think the
soft off button on these still burns juice so terribly?

The soft off button on a handheld calculator has worked right for
decades.

I think you dorks are making shit up... AGAIN.

https://youtu.be/E8oopG2GpF0

The have to be on all the time to keep track of where they are

-Lasse
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 04:09:12 -0700 (PDT), "dcaster@krl.org"
<dcaster@krl.org> Gave us:

On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 3:20:03 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.

The inexpensive Chinese digital calipers can only be turned off by removing the battery. The on off switch only turns off the display.

Dan
Wrong. I have a pair year with the battery lasting more than a year
now, and my pair from San Diego even longer, and one came from harbor
freight and the other from Radio Shack, and the one at Home Depot is
probably just as good.

If the soft off button on a Starret works, what makes you think the
soft off button on these still burns juice so terribly?

The soft off button on a handheld calculator has worked right for
decades.

I think you dorks are making shit up... AGAIN.
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 05:11:49 -0700 (PDT), tabbypurr@gmail.com Gave us:

On Sunday, 18 October 2015 22:17:23 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.

No... caliper, digital.

Meh, those won't last a lifetime. Just got some nice old twisty ones.
Twisty? So like you using a pair of flush cutters to cut staples and
get all buggered up, I guess you use calipers as mini wonder-bars to pry
things with.

Your brain is bent.

And for the price, they do not need to "last a lifetime", just like a
$20 watch does not. When it breaks, you throw it into your bomb timer
parts box, and go get a new one.
 
On Monday, 19 October 2015 15:32:02 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 05:11:49 -0700 (PDT), nt Gave us:

On Sunday, 18 October 2015 22:17:23 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.

No... caliper, digital.

Meh, those won't last a lifetime. Just got some nice old twisty ones.

Twisty? So like you using a pair of flush cutters to cut staples and
get all buggered up, I guess you use calipers as mini wonder-bars to pry
things with.

Your brain is bent.

And for the price, they do not need to "last a lifetime", just like a
$20 watch does not. When it breaks, you throw it into your bomb timer
parts box, and go get a new one.

your brain is very damaged
 
On Monday, 19 October 2015 18:32:26 UTC+1, amdx wrote:
On 10/18/2015 6:06 PM, M Philbrook wrote:
In article <n00a18$nq6$1@dont-email.me>, nojunk@knology.net says...
On 10/17/2015 9:10 PM, nt wrote:
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 02:45:22 UTC+1, Martin Riddle wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

I just made a post, about my cost being $1 a year, now you say I
could drop it to $0.50 a year!
This is the second time I've seen a reference to Aldie's. Don't have
them here, What is it?
Mikek

Aldi is a German supermarket chain that greatly undercuts the native competition. They also have a lot of diy tool deals, which are sometimes good value.

My old ones cost Ł1, about $1.50, and should last a lifetime. Cents a year. Hopefully the new one will also last.


NT
 
On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 10:28:50 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

The inexpensive Chinese digital calipers can only be turned off by removing the battery. The on off switch only turns off the display.

Dan
Wrong. I have a pair year with the battery lasting more than a year
now, and my pair from San Diego even longer, and one came from harbor
freight and the other from Radio Shack, and the one at Home Depot is
probably just as good.

If the soft off button on a Starret works, what makes you think the
soft off button on these still burns juice so terribly?

The soft off button on a handheld calculator has worked right for
decades.

I think you dorks are making shit up... AGAIN.

Think what you want to believe. But if you are really as intelligent you could figure out a simple test that would show what the truth is.

Dan
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 03:19:37 -0400, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno
<DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 21:23:47 -0400, krw <krw@nowhere.com> Gave us:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:16:59 -0400, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno
DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2015 13:03:33 -0700 (PDT), tabbypurr@gmail.com Gave us:

On Sunday, 18 October 2015 15:25:46 UTC+1, amdx wrote:
On 10/17/2015 9:10 PM, nt wrote:
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 02:45:22 UTC+1, Martin Riddle wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

I've got lots of single conductor stranded reels of wire to identify. How do I tell if it's 0.1 or 0.2mm strands? My calipers aren't accurate enough.

0.2mm is 0.00787" What caliper can't measure 7 thousandths?

I suspect buying a better micrometer may be the solution.

Even the $10 (on sale) dial calipers from Harbor freight will do that.

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.


No... caliper, digital.

Dial calipers don't have dead batteries every time you want to use the
tool.

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.

They're never truly off, AlwaysWrong. The batteries on a good caliper
last a year. You're lucky if the HF caliper batteries last six
months.
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:28:24 -0400, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno
<DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> wrote:

On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 04:09:12 -0700 (PDT), "dcaster@krl.org"
dcaster@krl.org> Gave us:

On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 3:20:03 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.

The inexpensive Chinese digital calipers can only be turned off by removing the battery. The on off switch only turns off the display.

Dan
Wrong. I have a pair year with the battery lasting more than a year
now, and my pair from San Diego even longer, and one came from harbor
freight and the other from Radio Shack, and the one at Home Depot is
probably just as good.

If the soft off button on a Starret works, what makes you think the
soft off button on these still burns juice so terribly?

The soft off button on a handheld calculator has worked right for
decades.

I think you dorks are making shit up... AGAIN.

No, you're AlwaysWrong. ALWAYS. You can't think.
 
Den mandag den 19. oktober 2015 kl. 22.55.39 UTC+2 skrev DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:26:53 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
langwadt@fonz.dk> Gave us:
snip

The have to be on all the time to keep track of where they are

-Lasse

A caliper does not have to know where it is, and they have zero
buttons one presses when they are AT zero. Sheesh.

but they all do

-Lasse
 
Den mandag den 19. oktober 2015 kl. 23.05.01 UTC+2 skrev DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:59:18 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
langwadt@fonz.dk> Gave us:

Den mandag den 19. oktober 2015 kl. 22.55.39 UTC+2 skrev DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:26:53 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
langwadt@fonz.dk> Gave us:
snip

The have to be on all the time to keep track of where they are

-Lasse

A caliper does not have to know where it is, and they have zero
buttons one presses when they are AT zero. Sheesh.

but they all do

-Lasse

Well if "they all do" then why is everyone pissing and moaning about
the Chinese models?

Which even the name brand models likely are, BTW.

if you had watched the video you would have noticed that the Mitutoyo was 4.5uA/2uA, the cheap chineese was 19uA/16uA

-Lasse
 
On 10/19/2015 7:11 AM, tabbypurr@gmail.com wrote:
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 22:17:23 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.

No... caliper, digital.

Meh, those won't last a lifetime. Just got some nice old twisty ones.


NT
For around the home and home shop use, dial calipers are more useful
than a micrometer. I abuse mine, using them to scribe lines for a cut or
a bend. The price is right for making them do things they were not
designed to do.
I've had my cheap HF calipers for over 10 years, that $1 a year not
including shipping.
If they go on sale I'll by more, if they don't, I'll by more when
I need them.

Mikek
 
On 10/18/2015 6:06 PM, M Philbrook wrote:
In article <n00a18$nq6$1@dont-email.me>, nojunk@knology.net says...

On 10/17/2015 9:10 PM, tabbypurr@gmail.com wrote:
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 02:45:22 UTC+1, Martin Riddle wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

I've got lots of single conductor stranded reels of wire to identify. How do I tell if it's 0.1 or 0.2mm strands? My calipers aren't accurate enough.

All I can think so far is to snip a bit and optically compare.

0.2mm is 0.00787" What caliper can't measure 7 thousandths?

Wind it on a pencil? 13 turns (12.6 turn) per 0.1 inch. (0.2mm)

0.1mm is .00393"

Cheers

I like that idea. Whether it can be done gaplessly enough I'm not sure, but can find out.

I suspect buying a better micrometer may be the solution.


NT


Even the $10 (on sale) dial calipers from Harbor freight will do that.
Mikek

Ha, you paid to much even though I did pay that for one from HF
however, I also got a one form Aldie's and they were clearing them out,
I think I paid like 5 bucks for them, digital dial works just as good
as the HF.

If you don't use this stuff everday they're great..

Jamie
I just made a post, about my cost being $1 a year, now you say I
could drop it to $0.50 a year!
This is the second time I've seen a reference to Aldie's. Don't have
them here, What is it?
Mikek
 
On 10/19/2015 11:26 AM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
Den mandag den 19. oktober 2015 kl. 16.28.50 UTC+2 skrev DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 04:09:12 -0700 (PDT), "dcaster@krl.org"
dcaster@krl.org> Gave us:

On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 3:20:03 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

Retards who do not know how to turn off their tools get dead batteries
to match their dead brain functions.

The inexpensive Chinese digital calipers can only be turned off by removing the battery. The on off switch only turns off the display.

Dan
Wrong. I have a pair year with the battery lasting more than a year
now, and my pair from San Diego even longer, and one came from harbor
freight and the other from Radio Shack, and the one at Home Depot is
probably just as good.

If the soft off button on a Starret works, what makes you think the
soft off button on these still burns juice so terribly?

The soft off button on a handheld calculator has worked right for
decades.

I think you dorks are making shit up... AGAIN.

https://youtu.be/E8oopG2GpF0

The have to be on all the time to keep track of where they are

I would not argue this is not true. Mine seems to run the battery down
when in the case even when not used. I thought it was flopping about
pushing the on button when I handled the case, so I added a block of
Styrofoam to keep that from happening. Not sure it helps.

--

Rick
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:26:53 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
<langwadt@fonz.dk> Gave us:
snip
The have to be on all the time to keep track of where they are

-Lasse

A caliper does not have to know where it is, and they have zero
buttons one presses when they are AT zero. Sheesh.
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:25:15 -0700 (PDT), tabbypurr@gmail.com Gave us:

On Monday, 19 October 2015 15:32:02 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 05:11:49 -0700 (PDT), nt Gave us:

On Sunday, 18 October 2015 22:17:23 UTC+1, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:26:15 -0700 (PDT), nt wrote:

Yup, looks like time to upgrade from vernier to dial.

No... caliper, digital.

Meh, those won't last a lifetime. Just got some nice old twisty ones.

Twisty? So like you using a pair of flush cutters to cut staples and
get all buggered up, I guess you use calipers as mini wonder-bars to pry
things with.

Your brain is bent.

And for the price, they do not need to "last a lifetime", just like a
$20 watch does not. When it breaks, you throw it into your bomb timer
parts box, and go get a new one.

your brain is very damaged

Come back when your mental age has at least doubled form its current
11 year old status.
 
On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 4:55:39 PM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:

A caliper does not have to know where it is, and they have zero
buttons one presses when they are AT zero. Sheesh.

So you are saying that you can not figure out a simple way to tell if the
the on / off button really turns off the callipers. Sheesh.

Dan
 
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:59:18 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
<langwadt@fonz.dk> Gave us:

Den mandag den 19. oktober 2015 kl. 22.55.39 UTC+2 skrev DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:26:53 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
langwadt@fonz.dk> Gave us:
snip

The have to be on all the time to keep track of where they are

-Lasse

A caliper does not have to know where it is, and they have zero
buttons one presses when they are AT zero. Sheesh.

but they all do

-Lasse

Well if "they all do" then why is everyone pissing and moaning about
the Chinese models?

Which even the name brand models likely are, BTW.
 

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