BruceB
07-15-2006, 02:16 AM
Just today a new RCBS electronic micrometer arrived from Cabela's.
This is a beautiful-looking tool, and apparently fully up to the jobs I envisioned for it.
BUT...it arrived without insructions. I figured out the "on" function, but the "off" doesn't have any effect. The instrument shuts off itself if left for a few minutes.
Then there's a button marked "ABS/INC", which doesn't seem to do much. And, there's a button with a teeny clock face behind a slash, ahead of which is a symbol I don't recognize..a "G" sort of shape with a horizontal bar in the gap of the circle. There's also a "SET" button, about which likewise I am in the dark. A "mm/in" control finishes the whole mess, and it has no obvious effect on the display, either.
I'm going to call RCBS for a set of instructions, but I'd sure be grateful for any guidance from anyone here who understands this business.....
I just found a close-up photo of a virtually identical instrument on Ebay. If you search for item 330006362756 you can see what I tried to describe above. Scroll down for a real close-up.
As usual, any assistance is greatly appreciated.
This is a beautiful-looking tool, and apparently fully up to the jobs I envisioned for it.
BUT...it arrived without insructions. I figured out the "on" function, but the "off" doesn't have any effect. The instrument shuts off itself if left for a few minutes.
Then there's a button marked "ABS/INC", which doesn't seem to do much. And, there's a button with a teeny clock face behind a slash, ahead of which is a symbol I don't recognize..a "G" sort of shape with a horizontal bar in the gap of the circle. There's also a "SET" button, about which likewise I am in the dark. A "mm/in" control finishes the whole mess, and it has no obvious effect on the display, either.
I'm going to call RCBS for a set of instructions, but I'd sure be grateful for any guidance from anyone here who understands this business.....
I just found a close-up photo of a virtually identical instrument on Ebay. If you search for item 330006362756 you can see what I tried to describe above. Scroll down for a real close-up.
As usual, any assistance is greatly appreciated.