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11-16-2024, 10:43 AM
I really like the digital readout by Wiley for my Sawstop
Makes repeat cuts very reliable.

I am running through battery’s fairly quickly forgetting to turn it off.

Is there a way to set it to turn off after a set period of time?



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11-16-2024, 02:35 PM
How old is yours?  I just looked at a Rockler ad for new ones and on the list of features it says; Auto shut off preserves battery life 

In fact, I think mine has that feature and it's at least 10-12 years old.
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11-17-2024, 05:43 AM
Mine is just a couple years old so it probably should shut off then.
But it stays on literally days at a time.
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11-17-2024, 05:55 AM
I suppose it would help to read Wixey FAQs on their sight.

They say 6 months battery life (rockler says 2 years) they also say it doesn’t matter if display is on, as the battery is being consumed by keeping the calibration.
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11-17-2024, 08:48 AM
(11-17-2024, 05:55 AM)JDuke Wrote: I suppose it would help to read Wixey FAQs on their sight.

They say 6 months battery life (rockler says 2 years) they also say it doesn’t matter if display is on, as the battery is being consumed by keeping the calibration.

I just remove the battery when not using for a while.  Roly
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11-17-2024, 04:14 PM
I’d rather replace battery’s periodically instead of recalibrating it.

At least you can tell when battery’s are getting weak. And lock the fence to a known position change the batteries then recalibrate it to the number of the known position you just locked it to.
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12-01-2024, 05:45 PM
(11-17-2024, 04:14 PM)JDuke Wrote: I’d rather replace battery’s periodically instead of recalibrating it.

At least you can tell when battery’s are getting weak. And lock the fence to a known position change the batteries then recalibrate it to the number of the known position you just locked it to.

I have an old Wixey that I ;lost in my workshop about 3 years ago. Just found it and thanks to the auto shutoff the battery was STILL GOOD,
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12-02-2024, 06:59 PM
Mine has an on-off button ...

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12-03-2024, 09:46 AM
But the on off button just turns off the display per Wixey web FAQ.
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12-03-2024, 06:58 PM
The batteries on mine - on both my slider and bandsaw - last for at least a year (and more). I imagine that switching off the display saves battery life.

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