Tweak Thizz
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Okay, so i have a 0.000 g scale and the weight doesnt go up unless i apply A LOT of pressure on it? like 600mg+? anyone know whats wrong?
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question about MG scale
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sekio
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It's either a crappy scale, never been calibrated, or you broke it by putting way too much force on it.
Have you read the owner's manual? Most scales should register pretty instantly but if you are making very small changes you may have to give the scale a very gentle tap to get it to register.
Have you read the owner's manual? Most scales should register pretty instantly but if you are making very small changes you may have to give the scale a very gentle tap to get it to register.
Tweak Thizz
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How do I calibrate it? I can't find the weight it came with
sekio
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Read the manual? Generally you have to push some button or combination or buttons on the scale, wait until it tells you to place a calibration weight on it, put an accurate weight down, and (sometimes) push another button. But it varies depending on the model of the scale.
If you don't have a calibration weight you can't really do much. You can buy extra ones from science stores and things like that. A new set of calibration weights shouldn't be more than 20-40 dollars, or individual weights $5-10.
Nothing around the house is going to be accurate enough to use as a reference weight for a 1mg scale. You can use (some) new, clean coins for 1 gram scales though. Look up your local mint (US or Canada) for coin weights.
If you don't have a calibration weight you can't really do much. You can buy extra ones from science stores and things like that. A new set of calibration weights shouldn't be more than 20-40 dollars, or individual weights $5-10.
Nothing around the house is going to be accurate enough to use as a reference weight for a 1mg scale. You can use (some) new, clean coins for 1 gram scales though. Look up your local mint (US or Canada) for coin weights.
0llusion
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If you have a little removable saucer thing for weighing things in, I read somewhere I don't think I can link to that you're supposed to remove it add more and then put it back on as changes down at the mg level might not be registered if you've sprinkled tiny amounts on to make the change.
If it's not registering until 600mg though that quite probably is another problem if it's supposed to register 0.001.
If it's not registering until 600mg though that quite probably is another problem if it's supposed to register 0.001.
BruceLeeSwag
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no cheap mg scale registers under 5mg btw
Mr.Scagnattie
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My scale is able to be calibrated perfectly with 10 US nickels equalling 50 grams. Using change is a good way to do it.