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  • Cheap Scale Calibration Check

    Before doing another spring constant test with the old Harbor Freight scale, I found deployed my cheap calibration weight sets to verify it displayed the right numbers:

    US-Magnum Scale - calibration check
    US-Magnum Scale – calibration check

    It’s spot on for all weights above 1 g, although I must tap the pan to settle on the reading from above for it get the last 0.1 g right.

    Below 1 g, it’s the wrong hammer for the job; I expected no better from it.