Another item in the post this morning – for when the old fashioned inclinometer will no longer do – how about one powered by a pair of AAA batteries… this one came complete with full English instructions from GearBest.
A neat little gadget, the “Mini Digital Protractor Inclinometer Angle Gauge” is around £12.40 (free shipping) and while not something most of us would use every day, is a lot more convenient than my old spirit inclinometer and probably more accurate. I end up using such tools pretty much on a once-a-week basis.
This originally came from Gearbest but as they (probably) no longer exist, Banggood or AliExpress may have them.
Resolution 0.05 degree, accuracy +-0.2 degrees, repeatability 0.1 degree.
This handy pocket inclinometer (unlike my trusty old spirit level) has buttons for zero (for relative measurement – good), backlight and hold. I took my own photos but in this case the stock photo on the GearBest site is better. Around the back are 4 screws (they provide a screwdriver) to remove to fit or change the two AAA batteries.
So, there it is.
Now, don’t get me wrong, this is of course not designed for hackers, but on request I pulled out all the screws and can I HELL get the back off. The battery cover opens no problem (just as well, really) but getting to the innards for hacking looks like a job involving finger-nail damage, so I’m going to give that a miss for now if you don’t mind.
I got one of these a few years ago when they first came out for, as DrFragle pointed out, for setting my table-saw blade. It worked fine, but I would have preferred 0.1deg accuracy for making polyhedral models.
But, the major problem with them is that because they don’t have a ‘hard’ on/off button, they always leak battery power, even when off, and are always dead when you go to get it!
Most annoying!
I’d say that the front panel probably pops out forwards, once the screws in the back have been removed.
Pete.
Again with the M5Stack-like form: palm-size rounded rect, integrated display, three-buttons.
I’m keeping a list.
That’s a good point, I’d not noticed the similarity.
Yeah, open it up Peter! Show us if there’s something we can connect an ESP8266 to…
Ok, you talked me into it.
your device is usually used in wood working, to tilt the blade of a table saw
MPU6050
Would be great if this had serial interface for connecting to a micro controller. I know at this price, it is too much to ask. There are inclinometers with serial interface that cost close to $100.