Can this scale be calibrated with this 50g weight? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000...
1640772
Yes it can be re-calibrated if necessary. When I do it the scale asks for a 1000.0 g weight. I don't have any so I just check it with the smaller weight set I have. You can buy the weight on ebay for 17 USD or so. Wish they stated this in the product description. Good luck. Joe
2225355
I discovered after I had the same issue that I needed to press the scale quickly and let it "set". When you see the zero's on the display, you can then step on the scale and it will calibrate your weight. Hope this helps.
418871
This scale is not NTEP, so it cannot be used as legal for trade. I am not aware of any other certification that can be used for accuracy. It is fairly accurate though. I haven't had any problem with the weight results.
1511680
It can only measure with gram accuracy.so, 12.34 g will show up as 12 g.Up to 20kg it should have tolerance 1g and between 20kg and 50kg tolerance is 2g.The scale which has accuracy 0.01g and can weight up to 50kg will cost more then thousand dollars
1833039
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.
1215964
No does not require calibration. I compared with another scale and it was accurate.
765375
I have calibrated my set within 4/100 of a gm.That is using 100 gm calibrating weight.Not bad..
2036097
To be honest I never bother calibrating mine, and things have turned out okay. I did realize that was kind of dumb so compared the known weight of an object (weighed on another, calibrated one) to the weight shown on my scale and it was close enough for my purposes (like off by 0.1 or 0.01 (can't remember if there's two points after the decimal or not)). Though you can always calibrate w a nickel or other coin w a known weight of course.
1287134
If the 10lb weight you're using to test the scale is a typical fitness weight (either olympic or standard, doesn't matter), it's highly unlikely to weigh exactly 10lbs. Typcally, the cheaper the weight, the more inaccurate it will be.
490022
Hi Christa, To calibrate the scale: Press "MODE" and "ON/OFF" at the same time to turn on the scale and release the keys until the LCD shows ISN. When ISN is stable, press "ON/OFF", the LCD will show "30lb". Then put a 30 lb weight set unto the scale and press "ON/OFF" again. LCD shows "PASS", the calibration is finished.
1875535
You should. It's calibrated from the factory but you won't know how long it's sat in some warehouse. If you care about getting the most from what you're weighing than definitely get the calibration weight.
802665
The scale as far as I can evaluate does not. The scale has some other measuring features but not that. Also I find that when I use the scalefor a 1g measure, sometimes the scale shows 0 but when I pull romaine off the scale reads -1g......go figure. A rare glitch for my purchase?The strange thing is that I experienced that -1g effect with the previous scale I had from amazon, which this scale had replaced.
627495
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.
854291
I don't recommend M. Gonzalez' solution. I calibrated to 1000g. My 500g weight then says 667g. Calibration is not linear.
620892
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.
124807
I routinely measure 0.04 grams, works for me but I have no way to compare. The calibration seems right on.
2036096
you need to calibrate with something if you want to have a scale that measures properly; 1 of the 3 scales i've bought similar to this weighed accurately from the factory; one was 1.5% off the other was 3-4% off. I was able to calibrate one of my scales using 100ml and 200ml of water; however i was able to use a scale I knew was accurate to measure that water (since it really was maybe 95ml water and 5g of plastic cup). the nickel =5g does work pretty well but it would take 100 to get 500g; i've seen a batch of nickels off quite a lot but on average in my tests they come out very close to 5.0g (example 7 nickels should be 35g and was 33.5g but by the time I got to 10 it was 49.8g or 50.1g for example). You can get a few rolls of nickels or you can just buy a 500g weight for about the same price.