Mitutoyo caliper not working

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Mr Ron
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Mitutoyo caliper not working

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My Mitutoyo 6" digital caliper overnight started displaying a 5-dash blinking pattern. I thought it was telling me to change the battery, so that is what I
did. It still blinks the 5-dash pattern, so it was not the battery. Any ideas out there as to how to fix the tool?
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With the battery removed, try shorting the two battery terminals together. May not work but can't harm anything. This technique has solved similar problems on other electronic devices, though I can't remember ever needing it on my Mitutoyo devices.
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Try removing the screws on the rear under the sticker and clean the circuit board with contact cleaner and reassemble.
Never had this problem with a mitutoyo, only the cheap throw away calipers.
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Close calipers, Press and hold the origin button untill display reads 0.000

Found solution on internet I have not tried this
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I tried all the suggestions, but nothing worked. Checked online and the read head cost more than the whole caliper to replace. The caliper is about 5 years old and never dropped or abused.
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My 27 year old 6" is still working perfectly, the 8" 6 year old failed due to a black screen, not worth repairing.
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I checked with Mitutoyo and a technician walked me through all the possibilities and concluded that the caliper was bad. I have always treated my caliper with the utmost care. I bought a Mitutoyo because it was supposed to be the best caliper on the market. I would suggest that anyone thinking about buying a Miyutoyo (any tool) to dig deeply to see if they are as good as they claim.
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My 100 percent mechanical Mitutoyo caliper is still working great after many years of service. :D
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