Customer Reviews

Zircon 55588 The Repeater 25' Tape Measure with Built-In Voice Recorder

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No self-respecting carpenter would be caught dead with this ruler, but for the rest of us folks with only two hands and a short memory it works! Recording device does create weight and restricts ability for measuring in tight quarters. Over-all it rates high on the handiness scale. Good gift item.

This is another product that makes you think "How did I manage to survive without it ?". No more pieces of paper with mysterious notes, no more "i guess it was...". Though I think it should be able to record a larger number of entries this is a must have tool, whether you are a professional or not.

I bought one of these tape measures a week ago and aside from a less than perfect sound quality,which I can live with,I was happy.That is until yesterday when I noticed the tape or blade was starting to wrinkle up and it could'nt even be shut unless I bent it back to shape.Now I have to go out and get a replacement blade for a brand new 30 dollar tape measure.Is that right?It seems to me like they tried to save a little money and compramised their product.The bottom line is for a tape measure that dosen't sound very good or work very long you would be better off to spend you hard earned money elsewere.

The blade for this tape measure is flimsy and did not hold up nearly as well as other tape measures costing less than $10. The quality of the voice playback is poor and hard to understand. I was much more impressed with the electronic stud finder manufactured by Zircon.

I found this to be a useful product but the quality of theblade was much worse than a [cheap] tape measure that I just bought. The original blade was shot after one small project. To make matters worse, I found it almost impossible to change the blade, I had the blade out of the [cheap] tape in seconds and after 4 screws and 5 min. I couldn't get the blade off the Zircon without loosing the spring.

The voice recorder is a neat idea, but to be useful to carpenters the blade has to be of a much better quality. About a week or less after I received the Repeater the blade would'nt completely retract.There was a slight tear in the blade about an inch or so up the blade. I have stanley tapes that lasted 1 or 2 years before the blade tore.

My son things that this is a great toy. He loves to play with the voice recorder.

I think it is a great tool. It is slightly larger than a standard tape measure, but the benefit being able to record mesaurements makes this more useful than any ordinary tape measure.

A good time to use this is whenever you are measuring when standing on a ladder. It is very difficult to write notes when you are up on a ladder, but with the Repeater, all you have to do is press a button and start talking.

When I first received this as a gift, I was expecting it to be a flimsy tape measure with a cheap recording device built in. I found quite the opposite. The recorder works great, and the tape itself is as good as any other tape that I have used.

Next time you measure, then cut and realize that you were off becuase you forgot the exact measurement, just think about the repeater.

I thought this would be a great idea, but it is a piece of junk. The tape is flimsy and uncoated, so the markings on the first few feet have rubbed off. I tried to continue using it just as a voice recorder, but it soon stopped working; the replay was too faint to hear. So, I spent 8 bucks (!) to replace the four watch batteries it uses. It still didn't work. As for replacing the blade, I don't even know where I could get a replacement from. So, I am out about thirty bucks, and I am very disappointed. Thirty bucks is a lot to pay for an archery target...

This is a handy tool, but the sound quality is worse than I expected

This tape lasted approx. 2-3 weeks before it was history. I got it for my cut man for X-mas as a joke (well- not really!) and it didnot last till February. The end of the tape broke quickly and on cold mornings the voice recorder did not work at all. Bad investment-my current Stanley 30' Max Steel is about 9 months old and still strong as ever.