calibration weights ?

[Brother Bear]

well i am about to buy a new scale online
mine is off i am pretty sure, but it only weighs full grams not .1

anyhow calibration weights, do i need to buy one ?
what size is good
and is there something around the house i could use instead

think i remember a nickel weighs 5g ???
would that be to small

help me out guys THANKS


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[DEDHEDFRED]

Dollar bill weighs 1 gram........1977 silver series was on bigger paper makin em weigh slightly more........

Not many in circulation any more so yeah.......dollar bill weighs 1 gram........

Peace.........DHF........ ..........

 

[Brother Bear]

so all i need to do is toss a Dollar on there and calibrate ?
and its good each time ?

:edit: ha neva mind i found the answer i needed, LOL took me long enough
thanks DHF ​

 

[DEDHEDFRED]

Without buying calibrated counterweights the lightest constant I know of is a 1 dollar bill........And yes a nickel is supposed ta be 5 grams too......

All that may be crap since the onset of electronic scales cuz these were used on balance beam scales as references ta go by.......But.....

Yes Brother Bear......All you haveta do is throw it on the scale and it should weigh 1 gram.........

Let us know if there are differences on your new scale........Peace......DHF.........

 

[IamNug]

for a digi, the calibration weight may be 100g. the calibration weight depends on the model of scale. using a roll of nickels I was able to successfully calibrate a damaged digital in the past, 100g calibration on a 200g scale. Also have to press a special sequence of buttons on the scale to enter calibration mode.

 

[Brother Bear]

wow your first post here, thanks for regestering just to answer my question
LOL just kidding

the recomendation for my scale is 200g so i am buying that
i read that each scale is different and asks for a certian weight to calibrate correctly
i am taking a geuss that mine will be 200g

thanks again guys
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[IamNug]

excellent. a proper weight is more accurate than a stack of nickels, although nickels did work remarkably well for me. thanks for observing my first post.

 

[yamaha_1fan]

My digital scale calibrates with a 2000 gram weight. So I guess every scale is different. If its important enough to weigh, I think its worth the $20 to get it right??

 

[IamNug]

the calibration weight depends on the model of scale.

ya it depends on the scale