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I think precision measurement is an area where you tend to get what you pay for. I was excited to find a 50 millionths digital dial indicator for $35. When I got it, it worked great. Then the weather turned colder. I discovered that if the shop temperature was below about 60 degrees F, the numbers just displayed randomly continuously. I'm just waiting for spring, I guess.
This may be a possible explanation, at least with regard to the tool behaving differently at temperatures much below 20°C. 99% of the measurements are taken in the shop, and it is probably about 50° to 60° F out there.
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