I bought this scale to weigh my parrot. I didn't realize it needed to be calibrated. What household item are you using to calibrate it?
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They make calibration weights. Mine came out of the box right on the money. I haven't touched the calibration. I'd imagine yours is pretty close too. Mine says it was calibrated at the factory, and could change once in the home. Mine was fine. I'd bet you can weigh your parrot within a gram. If you can get it to stand on the scale.
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find something in your house like a bag of being or some sort of item that has the weight on it and place it on your scale if the scale reads the same as the item it is OKnickel weighs 5 grams you can use it for something small
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Buy one of the new electronic scales. Less meshing around and probably more accurate and take up less space. Pounds and inches.
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Sorry, I can't give good opinion on this particular scale as mine arrived defective and I returned it. I have an older scale with tempered glass and have had no problems with it however it is glass so if you are knocking things about you might have to get an old fashioned metal scale.
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I wish I could sincerely answer your question. This device has not been the best so far. Constant calibration and off results. I would suggest investing a little bit more money on a better scale.
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it can not be calibrated. We are using it in medical office to weigh people in exam rooms rather than hallway scale.
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Get the calibration weights. They are an absolute MUST with inexpensive scales. This one is pretty accurate. I reweighed the same mass 5 times and got the same reading each time.
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We use it for weighing fish in a local competition and rely on its calibration by weighing a known fixed weight before each weigh in; ; It varies ever so slightly each time probably due to wind or weather, but for the purposes for which we use the scales this doesn't matter. We dont know anything about certification as we dont require the scales to be certified by any organization.
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The calibration weight may vary by the model of the scale. Mine is a Blade - 1KG. It uses a 500g calibration weight. Look in your owners manual. If yours specifies 500 and it's "asking" for 1000, it may be defective.
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It should be easy to calibrate (and never assume any measuring device is "factory calibrated"!). Just put an empty container on the scale, press the tare button. Scale should now read 0. Pour a cup of water and the weight should be 8.3 oz.
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In the User Manual, there are no instructions for calibrating this particular model (ME-5KG), so I'm fairly certain calibration is not available for this scale.
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Just use a soft damp cloth and wipe it. There is information in the printed matter to tell you just about everything you need to know. I love this scale.
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Hi to zero scale use the little wheel under the round Dial. adjust it every time u use it if u need accurate daily weights
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I didn't need one... but it is always good to have to make sure you are calibrated... awesome scale!
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It appears that calibration is not required on all of the scales. However, even trying to calibrate the scale still didn't work for me. I did like the fact that it had a bowl on top and the proposed functionality but I wasn't able to get that far.
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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.
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Sorry. I use it to weigh yarn and spices. Haven't needed that much accuracy.
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Unfortunately we gave the scale away along with the manual. I could not find it online. Maybe manufacturer could help.