Jaycar are DESPERATE!

[Bob Parker]

On 24/05/2008 07:05 Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Nice catch Bob. I bought two. Stainless steel and as accurate as my
$150.00 Mitutoyo. Nice big digits and a bargain at the price.

Thanks for the heads-up.

No worries - happy to share useful info with my electronic mates
here.

I read on a woodworking newsgroup that Aldi sell these calipers on
special every so often. Maybe they're trying to entice engineering
blokes to shop in their stores?


Bob

 

[Trevor Wilson]

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On 24/05/2008 07:05 Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Nice catch Bob. I bought two. Stainless steel and as accurate as my
$150.00 Mitutoyo. Nice big digits and a bargain at the price.

Thanks for the heads-up.



No worries - happy to share useful info with my electronic mates here.


I read on a woodworking newsgroup that Aldi sell these calipers on
special every so often. Maybe they're trying to entice engineering blokes
to shop in their stores?

**Maybe. I get their newsletter each week and there's often some interesting
stuff therein (I managed to overlook the callipers). You need to be careful
though. I bought a $70.00 reflecting telescope from them. It's big, has a
nice tripod and lots of eyepieces. It even has a nice chart and stuff. The
telescope, sadly, is absolute rubbish. My cheap and cheerful, $50.00
Taiwanese binoculars are far better.

I see a number of their products returning every few months. Things like
their garden pumps and cake tins appear to be more or less regular items.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[David L. Jones]

"Trevor Wilson" <trevor@_SPAMBLOCK_rageaudio.com.au> wrote in message
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"Bob Parker" <bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> wrote in message
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On 24/05/2008 07:05 Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Nice catch Bob. I bought two. Stainless steel and as accurate as my
$150.00 Mitutoyo. Nice big digits and a bargain at the price.

Thanks for the heads-up.



No worries - happy to share useful info with my electronic mates here.


I read on a woodworking newsgroup that Aldi sell these calipers on
special every so often. Maybe they're trying to entice engineering blokes
to shop in their stores?

**Maybe. I get their newsletter each week and there's often some
interesting stuff therein (I managed to overlook the callipers).

I used to get the newsletter, but every time I went in there to get
something they were ALWAYS sold out, you could count on it. So I eventually
gave up.

Dave.

 

[terryc]

On Sat, 24 May 2008 14:43:09 +1000, Trevor Wilson wrote:

The
telescope, sadly, is absolute rubbish. My cheap and cheerful, $50.00
Taiwanese binoculars are far better.

the ad image capture bonoculars once. Absolute crap. Reminded me of stuff
that you could buy decades ago branded "made in japan".

Neighbour purchased the hedge trimmer a few months ago and already it
sounds clapped out.

 

[Bob Parker]

On 24/05/2008 14:43 Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Maybe. I get their newsletter each week and there's often some interesting
stuff therein (I managed to overlook the callipers). You need to be careful
though. I bought a $70.00 reflecting telescope from them. It's big, has a
nice tripod and lots of eyepieces. It even has a nice chart and stuff. The
telescope, sadly, is absolute rubbish. My cheap and cheerful, $50.00
Taiwanese binoculars are far better.

I see a number of their products returning every few months. Things like
their garden pumps and cake tins appear to be more or less regular items.

This is only the second time I've been to Aldi. The first time was a
few months ago when I bought a USB video grabber on special which left
the others I tried for dead.
Thanks for the caution that not everything they flog is good
quality. Looks like I've just been lucky so far.

Bob

 

[Franc Zabkar]

On Sat, 24 May 2008 08:38:22 +1000, Don McKenzie <look@mysig.com> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Franc Zabkar wrote:
On Fri, 23 May 2008 19:49:25 +1000, Bob Parker
bobp.deletethis@bluebottle.com> put finger to keyboard and composed:

Don McKenzie wrote:
Read that Bob, went and had a look and ended up buying two.

Interesting 4 contact serial output port on the side, just above the
battery, yet there is no schematic, or detailed info that I could see.

yes, how can you go wrong at $20

Cheers Don...
A few of the automotive engineering-type blokes I work with got
them, and all were impressed by the general construction and
repeatability, not to mention the nice wooden case and even a spare
button cell. Equal to professional digital calipers selling for 3x the
price, one of them said.

Yeah, I noticed the connector too. I some net searching and found a
few sites with info on the communication protocol and electricals, and
how to build an interface for it. Handy if you're doing a lot of
measurements you need to record.

Regards
Bob

Care to share?

- Franc Zabkar


Frank:
http://www.compendiumarcana.com/caliper/

Cheers Don...

Thanks. I found this page as well:
http://rchobby.gmxhome.de/elektro/pic/caliper/calip_eng.htm

- Franc Zabkar
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Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

 

On May 21, 2:34 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Car park sale in Sydney at their old warehouse, ends this Sunday:http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favorite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.

i went there yesterday was ripped of totally a torch that was down
to $11.95 they charged at$ 25.95 charged for 3 color cubes instead
of 2 over charged $30 was charged $495 for $414
as products weren't discounted at register be ware this sale is
not good if you get burned like this no ph number to call to
question details my ph no is 02-65591234 if you want more
details regards kevin

 

went to this sale yesterday was over chargerd buy $45 plus as
prices went discounted @ register this is illegal and fair trading
needs contacting watch it this sale is a scam need the money yeah
rip folk of @ the register when they buy bulk my no is
02-65591234

David L. Jones wrote:

Full page ad in todays Telegraph - "Sydney's Jaycar Electronics is
DESPERATE! We need the cash and we need the space"!

Carpark sale in Sydney at their old wharehouse, ends this Sunday:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/desperationsale/

All your favourite farting toys up to 80% off.

Dave.