I read in sci.electronics.design that "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" wrote (in
) about 'wire size question', on
Sat, 9 Apr 2005:

I don't believe anyone uses vernier calipers anymore. I've got a
Helios dial caliper made a long time ago in Deutschland, but nowadays a
caliper with a LCD is probably a lot cheaper.

In UK, you can get vernier calipers for around GBP1 (and mine check out
as quite sufficiently accurate). LCD calipers are about GBP35.
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Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
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'What is a Moebius strip?'
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