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<blockquote data-quote="cowboy" data-source="post: 1144207" data-attributes="member: 8833"><p>Both mechanical and digital have their advantages and disadvantages. First of all I wouldn't get too fired up about getting + or - loads out of a pound of powder - I assure you that bulk powder suppliers are not using a digital scale when packaging their powder to get you exactly 1.000 lb of powder.</p><p></p><p>Here is a suggestion for you to be able to economically check your mechanical scale. You can buy a set of calibration weights or if you know of a jewelry store that will help you out take them a dime, penny, nickel, quarter and fifty cent piece and have them weight them to a hundredth of a gr.. Write the weights down and put coins in a pill container with your known weights for future use/reference. Use any combination of the coins to see what your mechanical scale is telling you. I usually check my scale 2-3 times with same test coins to make sure it is working repeatable. If your mechanical is not reading to your liking it would be time to move on or get it refurbished. </p><p></p><p>I'm a mechanical scale user and at times need to clean and wipe down the arm and pivot points with a dryer anti static sheet because of conditions where we live.</p><p></p><p>Then again sometimes we just want to try something new and I understand that also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowboy, post: 1144207, member: 8833"] Both mechanical and digital have their advantages and disadvantages. First of all I wouldn't get too fired up about getting + or - loads out of a pound of powder - I assure you that bulk powder suppliers are not using a digital scale when packaging their powder to get you exactly 1.000 lb of powder. Here is a suggestion for you to be able to economically check your mechanical scale. You can buy a set of calibration weights or if you know of a jewelry store that will help you out take them a dime, penny, nickel, quarter and fifty cent piece and have them weight them to a hundredth of a gr.. Write the weights down and put coins in a pill container with your known weights for future use/reference. Use any combination of the coins to see what your mechanical scale is telling you. I usually check my scale 2-3 times with same test coins to make sure it is working repeatable. If your mechanical is not reading to your liking it would be time to move on or get it refurbished. I'm a mechanical scale user and at times need to clean and wipe down the arm and pivot points with a dryer anti static sheet because of conditions where we live. Then again sometimes we just want to try something new and I understand that also. [/QUOTE]
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