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General knowledge about scales
Weighting or scale for nowadays had a lot of types but how did we know which one is proper for me?
The question that you had to asking yourself before buying the scales is
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The first question is What is the material that you will weight? At firstly, you need to know about the material or goods because there had a lot of types such as
The second question is What is the highest capacity of scales?
Highest capacity is the maximum weight weighing in each time. For the safety of scale, the user should not exceed weight that be determine for weighing.
The three question is How many resolution positions?
The resolution is the minimum weight, or it is an official term called the ability to read the weight of the scale which means that the minimum difference between two readable values on the scale. For scales with digital screens is range of numbers that increase or decrease, possibly referred to as the "resolution" of the scale.
The ability to read the standard values of the scale.
Type of scales | Resolution | Resolution (g.) | Digit | |
Ultra-micro balances | 1d* | 0.1 µg | 0.0000001 g | 7 ตำแหน่ง |
Micro balances | 1d | 1 µg | 0.000001 g | 6 ตำแหน่ง |
Semi-micro balances | 1d | 0.01 mg | 0.00001 g | 5 ตำแหน่ง |
Analytical balances | 1d | 0.1 mg | 0.0001 g | 4 ตำแหน่ง |
Precision balances | 1d | 1 g to 1 mg | 1 g to 0.001 g | 0-3 ตำแหน่ง |
* 1d = 1 digit = The range of numbers increases or decreases.
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