Mini-scales

Post by **Jim** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:10 pm

Just bought these. The intention is to use them for weighing out water treatment salts more accurately, since at the moment I have to use a 5ml spoon to estimate how much I'm putting in.

: With the lid closed

: Automatically zero on switch on

: 10g weight

: 20g weight

I've not calibrated them properly yet, but they seem pretty good straight out of the box.

SiHoltye · Post by **SiHoltye** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:21 pm

Water treatment salts...right...you'll be blacking out the windows of your car next;)
An a more serious note consider swapping out any cheap batteries supplied in them. I've had the life of 2 sets of these type of jewellery scales shortened due to corrosion/leakage.

Post by **Jim** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:24 pm

SiHoltye wrote:Water treatment salts...right...you'll be blacking out the windows of your car next;)
An a more serious note consider swapping out any cheap batteries supplied in them. I've had the life of 2 sets of these type of jewellery scales shortened due to corrosion/leakage.

Yes, I'm pretty sure I know what type of people the majority of these scales get sold to.

Thanks for the tip about the batteries - I'll keep an eye on them.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:43 pm

I have the same scales and must say I am very impressed with the accuracy considering the price .

jmc · Post by **jmc** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:48 pm

If you don't have weights to test them, you can use coins

All coin weights listed here at Royal Mint site eg 10p= 6.5g

20p = 5.0g etc

alexlark · Post by **alexlark** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:29 pm

I got the same scales. As you say, cracking for the money. I use them for small quantities of hops.

JamesF · Post by **JamesF** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:22 pm

They're offensively cheap. I've ordered a set too, for exactly the same purpose.

James

timbo41 · Post by **timbo41** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:00 pm

Linky to seller please Jim?

JamesF · Post by **JamesF** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:05 pm

Found mine here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EPO9M2Y

James

Pinto · Post by **Pinto** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:44 pm

I ordered two sets myself for water treating too - ordered from Hong Kong via Ebay.

When they failed to turn up after 5 weeks, I contacted the seller who gave me full refund as they couldn't trace them. How dissapointed I was when a fortnight later the postie appeared with a parcel

......

Post by **Jim** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:28 pm

Yes, I got mine from Amazon as well, as per James' link above. They came within a couple of days of ordering, so they've got to be from the UK.

Post by **themadhippy** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:46 am

If you don't have weights to test them, you can use coins

1p=1/8oz, 2p=1/4 oz. no idea why i know this

barneey · Post by **barneey** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:05 am

Also very useful to measure quantities of liquid for testing alkalinity, takes a lot of the guesswork / is the scale printed accurate anyway.

themadhippy wrote:
If you don't have weights to test them, you can use coins
1p=1/8oz, 2p=1/4 oz. no idea why i know this

Only 1p & 2p, thought you might be in the £5.00 coin region?

Cully · Post by **Cully** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:14 pm

Looked at this on Amazon and underneath where it shows you other things purchasers usually buy with this item - 2'x3' ziplock bags

Pinto · Post by **Pinto** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:11 pm

Cully wrote:Looked at this on Amazon and underneath where it shows you other things purchasers usually buy with this item - 2'x3' ziplock bags

...and they don't think law enforcement is looking for those kinds of purchase combinations....

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