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AUTO FE AND NFE SUBSTRATE DETECTION: This paint thickness gauge reads coatings on both ferrous and non ferrous metal, so paint over a steel or iron panel and paint over an aluminium panel both give a reading. Magnetic induction and eddy current sit in the one probe, and the AUTO F/NF key picks the mode for you, so you can walk round a mixed material car without changing a setting by hand. 0 TO 2000 UM RANGE WITH 1 UM RESOLUTION: The gauge measures from 0 to 2000 um, which is 2 mm of coating, and it reads to the nearest micron with a stated accuracy of plus or minus (3% + 1 um). One key switches the figure between um, mm and mils, and the unit is rated to run from -10 to 50 degrees Celsius, so a cold forecourt and a warm workshop both sit inside spec. TWO CALIBRATION MODES AND A 7 PIECE SET: Zero point calibration and multi point calibration both run from the supplied set of 7 calibration pieces, which counts out as 6 shim films of 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1.00 and 2.00 mm plus 1 bare metal base plate. Zero the gauge on the bare plate first, then lay a film on that plate and check the reading against a known thickness. PANEL BY PANEL COMPARISON IN THE HAND: The gauge records average, maximum, minimum and DIF values, so you can take several readings on one spot, average them out and set that figure against the door, bonnet or roof beside it. It sits in one hand on its wrist strap and keeps the backlit numbers legible in a dim garage or out on a forecourt. METAL SUBSTRATES ONLY, BATTERIES NOT SUPPLIED: This gauge works on metal only, so plastic bumpers and carbon fibre panels return no valid reading, and you should measure on a flat clean spot rather than a tight curve or a panel edge. It runs on 2 x AAA batteries, which are not in the box, and it powers down on its own once you leave it idle.