Counterfeit Mitutoyo 6" Calipers Id?

I have two pairs of real Mitutoyo digital calipers that have gone haywire on me over the years. They got replaced with H-F one's that have been working fine for 10+ years now. I'm starting to replace with a Chinese brand called Shahe. As far as I'm concerned, they are far much nicer than Mitutoyo ever thought of being.
Here's a eBay link to one's I've bought. http://www.ebay.com/itm/251529836356?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
 
Counterfeit or not the 3 I have do what they are supposed too.

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Look online at pictures of real mitutoyo calipers, the case inletting is slightly different in many areas.
 
coolidge said:
Mitutoyo has a web page with some pics detailing genuine vs counterfeits, they are NOT happy about China counterfeiting their products.
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Can you post that link?
Robert
 
Thanks! It looks like mine is real!
Robert
 
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There are several videos on youtube showing the difference and they focus on the battery type and #.
A friend ask about the mitutoyos coming from china on fleabay and I told him You are not going to get a new genuine mitutoyo anything for 50/60$. Especially from china, if he did consider himself to have won the lottery.
 
I still have my original Mitutoyo vernier calipers that I used in vocational school 35 years ago.
No battery to go dead, and it ain't never lied to me......(of course I have to use a magnifier to read it now, but it's never let me down.)
 
My 20 year old pair of Mitutoyo digital calipers still work and are still nice, but they miscount loosing about .012" per inch of travel. So in 6" it looses about .072". It been cleaned and it still does not read correct.
 
4gsr said:
My 20 year old pair of Mitutoyo digital calipers still work and are still nice, but they miscount loosing about .012" per inch of travel. So in 6" it looses about .072". It been cleaned and it still does not read correct.
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Have you put in a fresh battery? Low battery condition can give erratic readings. You probably know this buy I thought I'd ask.
 
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