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My VERY exciting newp!!!
EVillageProwler
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I ordered it a few days ago via Amazon, and expecting it to arrive Monday. Arrived today!!! Thanks to OriginalDan for suggesting that I get this:
scale (200x.01 grams), 200 + 100 gram calibration weights, and a scale calibration weight kit (1 by 50g, 2 by 20g, 1 by 10g, 1 by 5g, 1 by 2g, 1 by 1g).
Everything by American Weigh Scales.
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How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
Secondly, the most important component in any electronic scale is the weigh transducer. Most Chinese scales (actually, all I have seen) scrimp in this area.
Just because a scale can display to 0.01 doesn't mean it's accurate to that. (Remember "significant digits" in school?)
For home use, a good American or German-made scale is best and can be had for $300-400 (less than one good coin). For show use, a portable Japanese jewelry scale (Tanita) can be had for around $100.
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
A serious numismatist will eventually need to compute specific gravity at some point. One needs to make sure their scale has a means of attaching a specific gravity kit (often a hook for suspending the weighed object below the weigh pan).
Secondly, the most important component in any electronic scale is the weigh transducer. Most Chinese scales (actually, all I have seen) scrimp in this area.
Just because a scale can display to 0.01 doesn't mean it's accurate to that. (Remember "significant digits" in school?)
For home use, a good American or German-made scale is best and can be had for $300-400 (less than one good coin). For show use, a portable Japanese jewelry scale (Tanita) can be had for around $100.
My $50 Chinese made scale is plenty accurate for what I need it for. And, I do trust it is accurate to 0.01 grams. Copper USA cents weigh 3.11 grams consistently. Zincolns weigh 2.50 grams. There are enough modern coins with known and very low variance weights, that one can be quite certain if they are getting accurate measurements or not.
Nice new scale and goodies EVP.
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Not sure why you would need that complete set of different weights for calibration of a quality digital scale?
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
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Broadstruck - this is my first exposure to this type of stuff. I didn't know I wouldn't need, yet at least, that calibration kit. And it wasn't expensive, so I didn't spend too much of my limited time researching everything too much.
Good to hear they weren't expensive as once your scale is calibrated unless you travel with it or change batteries you'll never need them.
Remember the old triple beam scales from your High School days?(Assuming you are close to my age ) I have been using 1 for years and am quite pleased with it. Weighs up to 2610 grams. Very accurate, easy to calibrate, and easy to extrapolate down to nearly 1/100 of a gram.
Do you mean this? That's too big and heavy. Mine is portable, useful for my more illicit activities.
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
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Do you mean this? That's too big and heavy. Mine is portable, useful for my more illicit activities.
It all makes sense now. I was so puzzled when you said you needed a scale for your "dimes".
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
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Remember the old triple beam scales from your High School days?(Assuming you are close to my age ) I have been using 1 for years and am quite pleased with it. Weighs up to 2610 grams. Very accurate, easy to calibrate, and easy to extrapolate down to nearly 1/100 of a gram.
Do you mean this? That's too big and heavy. Mine is portable, useful for my more illicit activities.
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Good comeback! Mine is like that but older. Has a slide instead of the dial for grams.