Hornady calipers blinking

[Go West Old Man]

My year old Hornady calipers display starts blinking about 15 seconds after turning them on. Put a new battery in it & same thing. Do I have a $50 piece of China made junk, or is there a fix?

 

[A382DWDZQ]

Is the new battery one that came with it as a spare. Might just be the new battery is almost doa.

 

[Go West Old Man]

Is the new battery one that came with it as a spare. Might just be the new battery is almost doa.

No. I put a new duracell in it.

 

[stanginthe11s]

well, I no longer buy anything hornady other than brass and bullets. cheap china has been a step up. try changing the battery again, I've had a few "new" batteries come dead in the package.

 

[wapitibob]

$50 calipers are junk, but even junk is good enough for reloading. Get a $20 set from harbor freight.

 

[MTRaine]

If a brand new battery didn't fix it I'm afraid they are probably done. If you want good measuring tools, bare bones you gotta start with Mitutoyo or base level Tesa-Browne&Sharp. Good dials are cheaper than digital. I However even good dials run a Benjamin. Just food for thought.
wapitibob is right though, most entry level calipers are good enough for most reloading. I'm a machinist and a tool snob, therefore Mitutoyos are what I run.

 

[WMag338]

I had a set of Hornady calipers. Lasted about a month before they went belly up. Been beyond pleased with the Mitutoyos.

 

[rbaney]

I have a pair of harbor freight calipers and other than needing to change the battery never had a problem. Although fi you wish for a better pair Fowler is a good name as well, I also have a pair of them. And a another pair of cheap Ebay ones and all have worked rather good. So sorry to hear the Hornady ones are not holding up.

 

[A382DWDZQ]

I have a couple sets of RCBS and I got these also iGaging IP54 Electronic Digital... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AQEZ2W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. I picked up a couple calibration blocks as well to check them periodically. The iGaging are noticeably smoother than the RCBS.

 

[Go West Old Man]

If a brand new battery didn't fix it I'm afraid they are probably done. If you want good measuring tools, bare bones you gotta start with Mitutoyo or base level Tesa-Browne&Sharp. Good dials are cheaper than digital. I However even good dials run a Benjamin. Just food for thought.
wapitibob is right though, most entry level calipers are good enough for most reloading. I'm a machinist and a tool snob, therefore Mitutoyos are what I run.

When I bought the Hornady calipers, I’d already looked at the Mitutoyo on Amazon, but decided on the least expensive choice. Live & learn.

 

[A382DWDZQ]

May be worth reaching out to Hornady about it. I’m guessing they will replace them.