How accurate is this? A "K. Andrews" commented on someone's review that you can not have a scale that has BOTH large weight capacity AND precise graduations/increments. For example, a scale that can measure up to 75 pounds won't be able to tell the...
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Hi, Pat That's a really good question. I have been selling scales for several years. We carry pocket scale, kitchen scale, postal scale, pallet scale even some very professional scale. For your question, I'd like to say basically yes. Even sometimes you saw a high capacity scale with 0.1 oz preceison, that might be false advertisement unless there's new technology coming out now. This weighmax scale has a capacity of 75lbs and I described it as 0.2 oz precision. Actually, it can be used like that: When you weigh something under 35lbs, it's accurate to 0.1oz. when you weigh something above 35lbs, it will be accurate to 0.2 oz. When People weigh something really heavy, they won't care about that much about the graduations. So this might answer your concern, when you weigh anything under 35lbs, you can get like 30lb 1oz, 30lb 2 oz. Any other concerns, please let me know.
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Thanks again John, you have been very helpful! After a lot of research (mine and yours), I have realized that my (US) scale will probably never display metric. Thus, I have just returned it and will order the HBF-500. Thanks again for your help.
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Yes. It does measure in .1 lb increments. I assume it is accurate. It is a slick little scale and I am using it for my weight loss program. I am not a big tech person, but it is fun to have all the additional features.
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I had that scale for a few weeks only. It never worked properly, I tried on different surfaces around the apartment. It would show different numbers every time I weighed myself and it went dead in about a month. It's not reliable, so you can't really trust what the scale shows.
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Not to my knowledge, no. On our farm stand we let the customers know it wasn't a certified scale but that we had tested it ourselves and found it to be accurate, and nobody had a problem with it. We always round the price to the nearest nickel anyway, so we don't need anything any more accurate than that. Your application could have different requirements.
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It purports to read out in hundredths of a pound, but I can tell you that when you put less than a pound on the scale it doesn't register at all. I was trying to measure something I knew to weigh several ounces, and it still read "0.00". That leads me to conclude that any numbers to the right of the decimal on this scale really aren't reliable, because it simply is not that precise.
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Dino: I just weighed the UL20a on my digital scale. It came out as 3.4 pounds. Given that there is a possibility that the scale is not 100 percent precise, I'd say the manufacturer's quoted weight listing (3.3 pounds) is accurate. Diplomacy and collegiality among Amazon customers dictates that I not comment on your age or physical capabilities.:-) Mitch
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Ours seems to be accurate in the large and the smaller letter size weights too. Have had very good luck with it. Gary and Karyn
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This scale is pretty consistent at measuring small weights. I took a 10g weight and weighed it 5 times (as per your question) and got the same result, 10g each time. This scale is quite sensitive though, a breath or even a draft of air can make it fluctuate and give an incorrect reading, it also needs to be on a flat, solid surface for optimum performance.
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Hello the scale that could work is AMW SC-2kg scale it goes up to ( 4.4 lb ) x 0.1g increments. Here it is where you can find it
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I can't say for certain if a scale such as this can be certified. It has no adjustment that I'm aware of so if it needed to be calibrated, I don't know how it could be achieved. If I were you, I would search online for companies that do this type of certification service and inquire with them directly.
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Yes! I love it! It can sometimes be off if you move it around so, just be consistent, you can't get a better scale for the price!
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When I used mine, it was accurate in any object above 3 ounces, as I didn't really need to weigh anything that was less than 3 ounces. I didn't have any issues with accuracy, my only issue was with it dying after a period of time with very light use.
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Hello.......It is a very nice scale, however, the minimum scale is .2 lb........Example: .2 - .4 - .6 - .8 - 1lb - 1.2 etc. etc. Hope that helps! Neil
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Yes it can be re-calibrated if necessary. When I do it the scaleasks for a 1000.0 g weight. I don't have any so I just check itwith the smaller weight set I have. You can buy the weighton ebay for 17 USD or so. Wish they stated this in the productdescription.Good luck.Joe
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From my experience, it doesn't matter how many times you move the scale. You will always get the same result. It's been an excellent scale!
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I purchased this scale as a teaching tool. Since receiving your question I have been using calibrated weights to check accuracy and it has been spot on. I have also rigged an apparatus that allows us to weigh odd shaped items such as a flake of hay and I have found this scale to very handy in the barn. I do not know how to calibrate it and it is clearly marked "not legal for trade" I hope this is useful.