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Worked Examples – Reading a Vernier Calliper and Micrometer Screw Gauge
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- Worked Examples – Reading a Vernier Calliper
- Worked Examples – Reading Micrometer Screw Gauge
Worked Example 3.3.1:
What is the reading of the vernier calliper as shown in the figure below?
Solution:
First, read the main scale immediately before the 0 mark of the vernier scale.
Main scale reading: 10.0 cm
Next, find the division on the vernier scale that aligns most closely with a division on the main scale. In the figure, the 2nd division aligns.
Coinciding vernier division: 2
Vernier scale reading: 2 × 0.01 cm = 0.02 cm
Finally, add the main scale reading and the vernier scale reading:
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