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The Vernier Caliper is a precision instrument that can be used to measure internal and external distances extremely accurately. The example shown below is a manual caliper. Measurements are interpreted from the scale by the user. This is more difficult than using a digital Vernier caliper which has an LCD digital display on which the reading appears. The manual version has both an imperial and metric scale. Manually operated Vernier calipers can still be bought and remain popular because they are much cheaper than the digital version. Also, the digital version requires a small battery whereas the manual version does not need any power source. |
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HOW TO READ A MEASUREMENT FROM THE SCALES |
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EXAMPLE 1: The external measurement (diameter) of a round section piece of steel is measured using a vernier caliper, metric scale. COMMONSENSE METHOD Alternatively, it is just as easy to read the 13 on the main scale and 42 on the hundredths scale. The correct measurement being 13.42mm. |
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| EXAMPLE 2: (To zoom in to see the scale - right click mouse and select zoom) | |
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