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    How To Read A Vernier Caliper

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    This document provides instructions for reading measurements from a vernier caliper. It explains that the vernier caliper displays measurements to two decimal places, such as 1.23 cm. It then describes how to determine the main scale and vernier scale readings and how to combine them to get the full measurement. For example, if the main scale reads 2.1 cm and the vernier scale lines align to 0.03 cm, the total measurement would be 2.1 + 0.03 = 2.13 cm. The document also covers compensating for zero error by either adding or subtracting the error amount.

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    How To Read A Vernier Caliper

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    This document provides instructions for reading measurements from a vernier caliper. It explains that the vernier caliper displays measurements to two decimal places, such as 1.23 cm. It then describes how to determine the main scale and vernier scale readings and how to combine them to get the full measurement. For example, if the main scale reads 2.1 cm and the vernier scale lines align to 0.03 cm, the total measurement would be 2.1 + 0.03 = 2.13 cm. The document also covers compensating for zero error by either adding or subtracting the error amount.

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    This document provides instructions for reading measurements from a vernier caliper. It explains that the vernier caliper displays measurements to two decimal places, such as 1.23 cm. It then describes how to determine the main scale and vernier scale readings and how to combine them to get the full measurement. For example, if the main scale reads 2.1 cm and the vernier scale lines align to 0.03 cm, the total measurement would be 2.1 + 0.03 = 2.13 cm. The document also covers compensating for zero error by either adding or subtracting the error amount.

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    How To Read A Vernier Caliper

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    This document provides instructions for reading measurements from a vernier caliper. It explains that the vernier caliper displays measurements to two decimal places, such as 1.23 cm. It then describes how to determine the main scale and vernier scale readings and how to combine them to get the full measurement. For example, if the main scale reads 2.1 cm and the vernier scale lines align to 0.03 cm, the total measurement would be 2.1 + 0.03 = 2.13 cm. The document also covers compensating for zero error by either adding or subtracting the error amount.

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    A quick guide on how to read a vernier caliper. A vernier caliper outputs


    measurement readings in centimetres (cm) and it is precise up to 2 decimal places
    (E.g. 1.23 cm).

    Note: The measurement-reading technique described in this post will be similar for


    vernier calipers which output measurement readings in inches.

    Measurement Reading Technique For Vernier Caliper


    In order to read the measurement readings from vernier caliper properly, you need to
    remember two things before we start. For example, if a vernier caliper output a
    measurement reading of 2.13 cm, this means that:

     The main scale contributes the main number(s) and one decimal place to the
    reading (E.g. 2.1 cm, whereby 2 is the main number and 0.1 is the one decimal
    place number)
     The vernier scale contributes the second decimal place to the reading (E.g.
    0.03 cm)
    Let’s examine the image of the vernier caliper readings above. We will just use a two
    steps method to get the measurement reading from this:

     To obtain the main scale reading: Look at the image above, 2.1 cm is to


    the immediate left of the zero on the vernier scale. Hence, the main scale
    reading is 2.1 cm
     To obtain the vernier scale reading: Look at the image above and look closely
    for an alignment of the scale lines of the main scale and vernier scale. In the
    image above, the aligned line correspond to 3. Hence, the vernier scale reading
    is 0.03 cm.

    In order to obtain the final measurement reading, we will add the main scale reading
    and vernier scale reading together. This will give 2.1 cm + 0.03 cm = 2.13 cm.

    Let’s go through another example to ensure that you understand the above steps:

    Main scale reading: 10.0 cm (Immediate left of zero)

    Vernier scale reading: 0.02 cm (Alignment of scale lines)

    Measurement reading: 10.02 cm

    Compensating For Zero Error


    Now, we shall try with zero error. If you are not familiar on how to handle zero error
    for vernier calipers, I suggest that you read up on Measurement of Length.

    The reading on the top is the measurement obtained and the reading at the bottom is
    the zero error. Find the actual measurement. (Meaning: get rid of the zero error in the
    measurement or take into account the zero error)

    Measurement with zero error: 3.34 cm

    Zero error: – 0.04 cm (negative because the vernier scale is to the left)

    Measurement without zero error: [Math Processing Error]3.34–(–0.04)=3.38 cm

    If you do not understand the subtraction of the negative zero error from the
    measurement, please read on. Since the zero error is -0.04 cm, this means that all
    measurements taken by the vernier calipers will be SMALLER by 0.04 cm. Hence, you
    will have to ADD 0.04 cm to ALL measurements in order to get
    the TRUE measurement. The subtraction is done in the above case is to have an
    elegant way of obtaining a resultant addition: [Math Processing
    Error]3.34+0.04=3.38 and to make it COMPATIBLE with positive zero error. This
    means that once you have determined the nature of the zero error (positive or
    negative), you can just subtract the zero error and be sure that your final answer is
    correct.
     

    Consider a zero error of +0.04 cm. With my method, [Math Processing Error]3.34–


    (+0.04)=3.30 cm.

    Normal method: Since the zero error is +0.04 cm, this means that all measurements
    taken by the vernier calipers will be larger by 0.04 cm. Hence, you will have
    to SUBTRACT 0.04 cm from ALL measurements in order to get the true measurement.
    The final calculation will be [Math Processing Error]3.34–0.04=3.30 cm, which is
    the same as my method.

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