Bolt hole feature & that beeping!

[55fairlane]

So for years I have simply done the math on bolt hole circles ( never had this feature on the DRO's at work) , so last night I said I'll figure out to use a few of these built ins ......programming was no problem.....then the beeping started. As you move to with in .0015 a beeper starts going off! You must be right on 0 or the beeping will not quite? .0002 off and you guessed it.....omg is this annoying and at 130 when you can't sleep it's just over the edge......

 

[Reddinr]

If you can locate the beeper (piezo buzzer probably) inside the DRO, putting a piece of scotch tape (or whatever) over the beeper's emitter hole will reduce the volume substantially. I've done that on a number of things that beep too much or too loud.

 

[7milesup]

I've done that on a number of things that beep too much or too loud.

Does it work on the wife too? Asking for a friend

 

[woodchucker]

can't you turn it off with an option, or fine tune it?

 

[hman]

Another (though rather irreversible) way to quiet such a beeper is to squeeze some adhesive into the (vent/access) hole. When the adhesive makes contact with the surface of the piezo element, it will greatly attenuate the volume.

 

[ChazzC]

Does it work on the wife too? Asking for a friend

Duct Tape (or better yet, Gaffer Tape): Scotch Shipping tape is wide enough, but not strong enough adhesive.

 

[mksj]

If you have the MX200 DRO one can disable the beep in the setup. The MX100 also has provisions to disable the beep in the software.