Fix a digital pocket scale which needs calibration

We fix the scale used in our home lab which needed calibration due to an OUR2 (out of range) error. After calibration, Our Cen-Tech digital pocket scale works. With this fixed, we can move on to measuring the mass of some objects so we can determine their density for an upcoming experiment.
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[@wiment]

I didn't have a calibration weighr either, but I did have a good food scale. I used a coule of small heavy items from the pantry including a salt shaker. Adjusted the amount of salt until my collection weighed 500g. Placed them on the pocket scale and it worked like a charm.

[@WSSZack]

We all know y we actully watching this video for🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasjones7176]

To weigh our "Medical Cannibis"🙌🏼🥳🥳🥳💯

[@oldlo9449]

Ay no cappp tryna make dat bread 😭

[@damndipwyd]

😂😂😂 “ holdup my boy “

[@lilkio9941]

Yessir I j bucked 3 zips 😂😂😅

[@paladin42]

Holdup my boy lettme get my paper brb

[@franklinthu]

Thanks for the answer. I made my 500g weight by using my less precise kitchen scale to prepare 500g by pouring water into a glass (2 cups is around 480g). Perhaps not totally accurate, but got the scale going and now I can use the higher precision of the scale for things that weigh between 1-3 grams. My kitchen scale is only accurate to 1g.

[@111goo]

I’m so glad to see all the other ambitious cooks weighing their ingredients in these comments!

[@maangela]

Thank you very much for this video and your answer to my comment that were both absolutely helpful! When I got my scale, instructions said I should calibrate it, and you certainly don't want to wait another week for a calibration tool to be delivered, nor spend more money, specially when the solution is at home, thanks to your suggestion. I have hundreds of coins from everywhere left by my father, and there were the nickels that dated from the 50's until over the year 2000 so found the right ones to work with and got my exact 100 grams. Without this tip I would have been lost; very helpful!

[@askquestionstrythings]

That's wonderful. Glad you were able to find what you needed.

[@Afuzul]

Hello and thank you for sharing this video, during the past 3 years I have bought couple of these scales, only to return them after few uses when they started doing what you showed on the video, I'm going to get some new nickels from the bank and try to fix the one I have instead of returning it thanks again mate.

[@askquestionstrythings]

you are welcome. Glad this was useful to you.

[@YoungThrilla1]

*AYEEEEEE!😅 WE BACK TRAPPIN!😂🎉*

[@Drejitzu]

I’m so tired of buying scales

[@LPJMagicmusic]

Ok guys. I spent a good hour looking up weights of things I possess. Its much simpler than that. I took an empty glass and set it on the scale when it flashes 500. Then add water until it says pass. Tare and set your .5 nickle on. It'll be off so redo the CAL process and add more water if it says the Nickle is heavier than .5, less if it is lighter than .5. Repeat until the scale reads .5 with nickle.

[@askquestionstrythings]

If you have a way to accurately measure 500ml of water that's also 500g which would make the water process for calibration faster.

[@LPJMagicmusic]

@@askquestionstrythings i looked into that but the glass weighs a significant about and I couldn't determine what it was without a scale. I suppose if one had a red solo cup that weighed practically nothing it would be much easier with the water

[@LPJMagicmusic]

@@askquestionstrythings regardless thank you for the video! I was scratching my head at what the scale was telling me was wrong.

[@askquestionstrythings]

You are welcome. Glad to help.

[@quitecontender8608]

L mmmm😅

[@wayneroach1158]

Got mine fixed even b4 u finished watch your video bro ...thanks

[@FLBoyFromTha412]

Great now I can get back to selling meth accurately 😂

[@jaymatt9399]

Thanks Brody I Had A Jug I Needed To Go To Goodlookin💪🏾

[@HifiCentret]

If your scale is anything else than a kitchen scale you really need a calibration weight anyway. Especially on such "precision" scales. With time they'll go out of calibration and it may even depend on temperature, battery level and even lattitude as well because of earths rotation. Coins is not a good option for anything else than kitchen scales. Use coins for calibrating and you can't count on the decimals being correct. A far better option is a cheap calibration weight. Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Banggood etc.

[@askquestionstrythings]

Absolutely agree. I hope to eventually upgrade to an enclosed scale like I had in a chemistry lab as eventually I'll need the higher accuracy.

[@ParentsandProjects]

Nice fix! I should have watched this before I through away my digital scale a few years back..

[@Tdwl713]

Thank bro helped a lot

[@askquestionstrythings]

You are welcome.

[@mrmatt7210]

I appreciate this video. It makes me wonder what other items are weighted to a standard amount and can be used to calibrate a scale.

[@askquestionstrythings]

That is a good question.

[@asokanshanmugam7086]

Excellent explanation, it works, thank you very much.

[@askquestionstrythings]

You are welcome.

[@WolfWelder69]

I need HELP. I'm weighing pennys and it keep saying that pennys supposed to weigh 2.5 grams weigh "30.0" grams. I can't freaking fix it. It's a 2021 penny (and yes it does this with all pennys that are supposed to weigh a certain amount. It's never exact)

[@andreimarxusalarcio2946]

How much

[@dtxresident6003]

Same exact scale perfect vid thx

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you. Glad this is of value.

[@beergold]

Puzzle?, just bought a small RoHS digital scale and comes with a 50 gram weight, i calibrated it with that weight then when i put an Australian 20 cent piece which weighs 5.65 grams it literally shows double the weight, and i had a cheaper scale that did the exact same thing, and here i was thinking a gold nugget that i found gold detecting weighed 2 grams when in fact only weighs 1 gram bugger!!!, do you have any idea why this is happening, it doesn't bloody make any sense, if it's calibrated to the 50gram weight then why would anything else that you put on the scale shows double?

[@Jonathan-jo2xu]

What kills me about this scale is that it requires you to put 500 G on it and it won't clear until it has 500 G on it, which means it knows when 500 G is on it, which means all it's doing is confirming your weight is accurate! In other words it should have just been able to zero itself out without the weight since it already knows when 500 G is there. Am I missing something? Now somebody else just had a great idea and I'm about to try which is too turn it on put it empty container on it and fill it up until it says pass. I may update afterwards in the past I used my kitchen scale found 500 G and then placed it on there. I also had saved a bunch of metal brackets and screws that equaled 500 G exactly which I used as my weight for some time but I forgot that's what it was and used it for parts🥴

[@joelmilan6280]

I put a frozen 3 pound pack of ground beef on this exact scale and it calibrated perfectly

[@urbeautifil641]

If there is no calibration weight hanging around 500 grams =17.73 oz or 1.102 in pounds! So, if you got a pound of butter or something else, it will get you in the ball park range! You can tweak & adjust with other items. Well, until you can get some weights if you choose! 😊

[@NoName-ql6zj]

For anyone still needing help😂 a can of chef boyardi beefaroni can has me scaling nickels at 5grams to the decimal.

[@brendon6618]

you a goat

[@gessicasmessage]

MAN I LOVE YOU! it works!

[@askquestionstrythings]

You are welcome. Glad this was able to help you.

[@nclarue1693]

Iou ui

[@AUPackmule]

Good question at the end! I always learn from your channel. Thanks for sharing my friend 👍

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you, my friend.

[@jerryrodriguez6067]

Thanks man✅

[@askquestionstrythings]

You are welcome.

[@jasonalexander5674]

hey my scale wont even move past zero any fix its not weighing

[@askquestionstrythings]

If calibration with the correct mass doesn't work it's possible the scale has been damaged beyond recalibration (things like dropped, or a large mass well beyond the scales rating was placed on it, etc). In those cases the internal workings of the scale might have been damaged and not repairable. Being stuck a Zero and not moving suggests the internal workings may be damaged.

[@artemuertes1220]

Hello friend, I want to ask a question. I have a cheap 0.01 scale. Yesterday I wanted to weigh two and a half (2,500) grams and the indication on the scales read 2, 53. Does that mean it's 2 grams and 530 milligrams? thanks .. Anyone who can answer I would appreciate it.

[@askquestionstrythings]

It's hard to say, Display specific stuff like that really depends on the specific brand and model.

[@christinerohloff1367]

Hey, I calibrated my scale but it’s still saying a nickle weighs 10.15grams. Everything I weight is double in weight how do I fix that?

[@namechange9470]

Calibrate again.

[@GoldySliime]

Preciate it 😂

[@johnpapa8554]

thank you

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thanks for watching. Glad we could be of help.

[@bigkeg9173]

Cool video 👍👍

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you.

[@669oz]

Thank you great help

[@askquestionstrythings]

Glad it helped

[@ALH.Poppins]

Problem calibrating scales. Can anyone help? 1.Turn on scales 2.Displays 200.00g (will require 100g to calibrate) 3.Press Calibrate again and CAL displays 4.Im calibrating without weight!! 5. Am placing empty plastic beaker onto plantform. ( immediately the CAL is replaced with a 200.00g) 6.The 200.000g will not change, shouldn't the beakers weight be didplayed

[@andreimarxusalarcio2946]

I want to know the price he much.. I'm entersted to buy

[@askquestionstrythings]

In the USA this scale is sold at harbor freight for about $15 USD. The calibration mass runs around $4-15 usd on Amazon or a full set which covers the masses needed for many different scales for about $10-$20.

[@taghreedrulia5168]

Hi Where did you get this scale from? I need a very accurate scale to weigh powder medicine so I’ll need the mg scale

[@askquestionstrythings]

This scale is sold by harbor freight in the US. But it's not acceptable or accurate enough for chemistry or medicine purposes and doesn't do mg 0.0010 scale. It's also not repeatable enough with measurements to qualify for business or trade applications. I would consider this scale less accurate than a kitchen scale, but acceptable for some home lab physics experiments. There are scales which would have the high accuracy needed for powered medicines but you would need to go through something like a medical supply company or a scientific instrument distributor. Definitely stick to scales with an enclosure to keep air current variations out of the measurement.

[@dr.stephenk5892]

I did the water bottle trick. Slow fill till it passes!

[@davidsaez5837]

Same scale recalibrate it says pass but after turning on I put a nickel on it and it is reading 38.6????

[@askquestionstrythings]

In some cases if there is damage to the mechanical portions of a scale the scale's electronics will say it's a "pass" but will not be able to recalibrate the scale due to the damage. Usually I follow a rule of three, if three recalibrations fail then measurement tool needs repair or replace.

[@musaregina6505]

Hi just saw your video my pocket scale is giving me wrong reading. it keeps reading and when it's stops it's gives a totally wrong reading. Kindly help with a solution

[@askquestionstrythings]

I would suggest recalibrating according to your scale's instructions. When a scale is giving the wrong values the first step is to do a recalibration.

[@czellner00]

I have a Salter 6300 I dropped when weighing out meat to make sausage. now when I turn it on it blinks about 5 times then shows "err"

[@askquestionstrythings]

You will need to look at your scale's manual. In many cases all you need to do is remove and replace the battery, hold both the power button and off button at the same time until the screen comes on, then calibrate with the mass the scale needs for recalibration.

[@NordicBlueRC]

Cool. So, I need to buy a 500g weight and I'm ready to go. Also, good to know the nickel is ~5g...a bunch of them and good to go. Thanks for the instructions :)

[@askquestionstrythings]

Depends on the scale you have. This scale can use a 200g mass or a 500g mass for calibration. I've seen other smallish scales which need a 5kg mass and others which max out at 50g. Thanks for watching 👍to New Friends 🖖

[@electronron1]

What ever the reading is when in calibrate mode is what you have to use according to the instructions. The instructions aren't as clear as they could have been but this scale uses one or the other but not both. Mine is the PS500 item #93543 and out of the package it gave the OUTZ message, fortunately I had enough calibration standards to get the 500 grams needed. By the way OUTZ means the scale thinks something was sitting on the platform when it was turned on.

[@askquestionstrythings]

@@electronron1 I agree those instructions are not as clear as they should be. Thank you for the clarification.

[@Falling_Down_D-FENS]

PAPER MONEY WEIGHTS 1GRAM

[@svsv9]

I saw this little scale on a local hardware store. Does really need a 500 grams weigh tool to calibrate mandatory or Can calibrate with a single 5 grams Nickel ?

[@askquestionstrythings]

At a minimum, You would need 100 USA nickels (5g each *100 = 500g) or if your model takes a different calibration mass (100g, 250g, etc) you would need the appropriate number of nickels for the scale's requirements.

[@svsv9]

@@askquestionstrythings Thank so much, I am going to use it to wight small(less than 2 ounces) parcels to be shipped over USPS. I need to trust on a scale weight before going to post office, if not I will be losing money paying more if my weight are inaccurate. I was amazing how 5 nickel weight give you such precision. I can't afford a professional scale now, hope this little it will work. Do you still use it working well?

[@mattreynolds5122]

Is this scale good for weighing jewelry? I order this exact one

[@askquestionstrythings]

I wouldn't use this scale for anything that matters. It will give you an ok approximation, but you want something of higher quality for Jewelry. I use rio grande jewelry supply for anything jewelry supply related.

[@reneesmith6575]

Is a nickel composite what % of copper ratio to electro/plation

[@askquestionstrythings]

According to the US mint, a US nickel is made from an alloy of 75% CU and 25% nickel. Thanks for watching.

[@CaptKurt99]

Not many people have a 5000gram reference weight at their disposal so, this is what I did. Use a light weight coffee cup as the 5000gram calibration. This will remove the (OUR2) error. Then get a (new) nickel and weight it. The nickel should be ~5grams. Repeat the calibration process, adding water to coffee cup, until you are satisfied with accuracy. The main point here is to get the error cleared without the hassle of finding a 5000gram reference weight. Please like this post if it works for you 【ツ】.

[@askquestionstrythings]

Yep, there are alternatives. At the End of the Video I mention that US Nickels are 5g and you can use 100 of them as a substitute. Otherwise you can find calibration weight sets on Amazon for $14 which include 500g (or 200g if your scale needs 200g to clear the error). Thanks for Watching.

[@braedenbrown6691]

I used a bottle of Grey Flannel Cologne and it passed

[@carrief5497]

Hey dude just thought I'd let u and anyone here who doesn't know or think about this much. Nickels are made out of two different material s. The older nickels always weight 5g but some of these newer nickels are being made with a different material so they don't always weigh 5g. But here's something else as far as money to check ur scale, u can always use a bill one bill weighs 5g. And lol it doesn't matter if it's a $5 biil or a $10 dollar bill they will weigh the same. Lmao 😂 . A buddy of mine one time asked me if I had a dollar bill, and I knew he had like a few 5s and a 10. So I asked him why does he need a dollar bill to check his scale, and he replied a one dollar will be the right weight. LMAO 🤣 I just started laughing so hard it took me a while to stop laughing. And I told him it doesn't matter how much the bill is for they weight the same. He was stoned to but still it was hilarious 😂 that was like four years ago but to this day I can think about that and it makes me laugh. And we are still friends so we laugh about it all the time. 😂 Just wanted to share that funny story, Hope u all have a good one ✌️🤪

[@ramim.5856]

it's new but I didn't use it for a long time so I tried to use it now but I got "out2" tries the solution but doesn't work for me I got err! does it mean the sensor damage?

[@askquestionstrythings]

I would agree, Possibly a damaged sensor if recalibrating didn't resolve the error.

[@tuabangka7]

cool fix this video sir,,😁

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you.

[@thisisacrummyname]

Since I don’t have a 500 gram weight I’m just going to take it back to Harbor Freight

[@askquestionstrythings]

Calibration weight, some New USA nickels, or taking it back to HF are all valid solutions to this issue.

[@tkhut6387]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@t8r507]

How to reset pocket scales to zero... When you turn on your scale continue holding down the on button for like 10 15 seconds and it will return to zeros

[@askquestionstrythings]

Unless the scale needs calibration like mine did. Then you need to recalibrate to measure anything. Thanks for watching.

[@puffdaddygd245]

Oh I'm definitely in the lab, and im definitely cooking meth

[@maangela]

I don't live in the USA, so I don't exactly know from which year on the nickels are considered "new". Can someone help with this information please. Thank you.

[@askquestionstrythings]

I mentioned "new" because coins in circulation could have nicks and could be under the specified mass from the US mint. If the coins are newer than 2000 they should close. (I think it's US nickels since 1965) Check your country's coin mint they may have a coin with a mass at a common number like US nickels. "Newer" US pennies are 2.5g according to the US mint. The other option is to get a calibration weight from Amazon, they are reasonably priced for most masses and basic sets.

[@elyserva7903]

Buy calibration scales online! 🤔😁

[@amphionification]

I just needed a scale to causally weigh arrow heads. How many people just have 500 gram professional lab weights laying around?

[@askquestionstrythings]

Calibration masses are easily and cheaply available on Amazon. Or as mentioned at the end of the video there are alternatives like new USA nickels which can be used.

[@johnnylam5360]

Did this and it didn’t work

[@askquestionstrythings]

Some versions of this scale use a 100g or 200g mass and not 500g like my scale. Make sure you are using the correct mass for your scale's setting. when "CAL" is blinking and gives you a number, that is the calibration mass needed for your specific scale. My Scale said 500.0 so I needed a 500g mass. If calibration with the correct mass doesn't work it's possible the scale has been damaged beyond recalibration (things like dropped, or a large mass well beyond the scales rating was placed on it, etc). In those cases the internal workings of the scale might have been damaged and not repairable.

[@IdiotOfTheDay]

Very interesting my friend. Like everyone else has said always learn something from your videos. Hope you & your family have a great evening!

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you. I'm glad to hear people are learning things from what we are sharing. Hope you & your family have a great evening too!

[@mcapaldi3]

Quarters work to. 25 grams

[@jillam7039]

Hi my scale is a bit different it’s an accuweight brand mini pocket gram scale. The manual is as useless as the scale! I had planned on using it for counting out grams of size 11 and size 15 seed beads. I cannot get the pieces (PCS) function to work. It records 22 beads instead of 25 and then when I press PCS again as directed, I get an error message. Help? Please? Thanks.

[@askquestionstrythings]

I don't know much about this specific scale. Most scales with a counting function have specific steps for calibration of the counting of the PCS function. I'm going to differ to this video, which is likely very similar to your model, for the process. About halfway through the video he covers the PCS function and mentions some details about the set up with the tray. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jobKd4CYn8uios0 I'll also mention from personal experience, some jewelry beads can be inconsistent with their mass from bead to bead making it harder to use the PCS function for small lots. You will need to know your beads and how consistent their mass is to know if mass inconsistencies are an issue you face with your beads. Best of luck with sorting out your PCS scale issues.

[@laceymatthewsgardner1743]

That nickel should always weigh 5 grams. If it's not registering as 5, then your scale is off.

[@danielpullen5555]

How do I get the over code off my scale

[@askquestionstrythings]

In some cases the scale gets internally damaged from too much mass on the scale. Unfortunately, if recalibration doesn't reset the scale the scale is likely damaged beyond repair.

[@RoundaboutASMR]

So tell me this, my scales are weighing incorrectly, but to calibrate the scales tell you when you've met the calibration weight, but if it's weighing of, it's not calibrated right please help very confused

[@askquestionstrythings]

Calibration is a specialized process, it's not just weighing a calibration weight. The Calibration process is used to correct what the scale is measuring. Once a scale is in the correct mode for calibration you are giving it a reference point to check against. Once the scale "learns" what the "reference" is, it should be able to correctly measure things again. I hope that makes sense.

[@RoundaboutASMR]

@@askquestionstrythings yea man, basically I was doing it wrong, if I held the Cal button once it would show what weight it needed, if I held it again the display would flash and I could then inturn tell the scales what 5g was. Thanks for the reply tho.

[@askquestionstrythings]

You are welcome. Glad you were able to figure out what you needed to do.

[@snxgzyt1662]

Yhu the goat

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you

[@chubbynigga1.099]

What do I if I dont have that 500 g weighing thing

[@askquestionstrythings]

A towards the end of the video I mention using USA nickels as they are 5g. Watch from at about 3:59 as the date of the coin matters.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Watch the damn video.

[@maitesantos7817]

@@askquestionstrythings i did that 40 of them and didn’t work

[@maitesantos7817]

i have the same scale tho

[@askquestionstrythings]

​@@maitesantos7817 some versions of this scale use a 100g or 200g mass and not 500g like my scale. Make sure you are using the correct mass for your scale's setting. when "CAL" is blinking and gives you a number, that is the calibration mass needed for your specific scale. My Scale said 500.0 so I needed a 500g mass. If that correction doesn't work it's possible the scale has been damaged beyond recalibration (things like dropped, or a large mass well beyond the scales rating was placed on it, etc).

[@dejuanthegreat3257]

I put my bottle of water on it which was filled just before the wrapper and it passed .

[@soeullampkin1119]

Shoutout all my fellow drug dealers here

[@deankearney6478]

Mine is just saying out2 no matter what

[@askquestionstrythings]

In some cases if you can't clear the error it means the scale has a mechanical or electrical issue and will need to be replaced.

[@melindacleveland8875]

Why have music playing while trying to give instructions

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thanks for the feedback. Background music in an instructional video in some cases can be an enhancement to the learning experience or can add a level of professionalism. In other cases background music can be a distraction for people. I'm not an audio engineer so I probably missed the mark on the Background music use and volume level. We'll keep working on refining our presentation. Thanks for watching.

[@jasnonya3005]

Recalibrating is not fixing !

[@askquestionstrythings]

That's unfortunate. In some cases if the scale has had something placed on it which far exceeds its rated capacity it can become damaged internally and recalibrating can't fix it. Other general maintenance things like replacing the batteries then recalibrating can fix it, as long as it is not damaged internally.

[@russellbussey1418]

@@askquestionstrythings what if my digital scale says full

[@askquestionstrythings]

@@russellbussey1418 There is nothing in the manual to indicate a meaning for "full"; although it's possible that it's actually saying "fail" and it wants you to reattempt calibration. If that was the case, either there is something wrong with the scale or the calibration weight used for the scale isn't what the scale wants. Some of these models want 200g and others want 500g.

[@hamable1995]

even after calibrating my scale it’s .001 off from the 50g weight it came with smh haha it’s alright i’m not gonna need that precise reading

[@Roach0007]

What happens when I don’t have us nickel🤓

[@hambone6310]

This scale is junk every time I go to use it it needs recalibrated it sucks

[@askquestionstrythings]

I agree the scale is junk, but needing to recalibrate the scale every time you use it is excessive. I haven't needed to recalibrate my scale since making this video.

[@NomadikEmpyr]

Like the new name

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thanks Nomadic Bike. It was a small but important change. Still debating stuff vs things and a few other channel names. but this one is starting to growing on us.

[@NomadikEmpyr]

It does roll off the tongue.

[@ghost-carnage8964]

my scale is 0.05 off and it's fucking unacceptable.

[@madangautam404]

Hello it is not a scale

[@askquestionstrythings]

What kind of scale were you expecting? There are many kinds of scales.

[@specialedandrew7331]

Cool

[@askquestionstrythings]

Thank you.

[@cleanerdetailsllc8481]

I lost the weight. Help !

[@askquestionstrythings]

There are something which you can do to recalibrate if you don't have the right mass. As mentioned at the end of the video newer USA nickels have a mass of 5g. Good enough for hobby lab use but not accurate enough for other things. Even this scale isn't accurate enough for some things in hobby lab use, and definitely not for any type of transaction. Eventually, I will need to get a better scale with higher accuracy for future projects in the Lab.

[@Thunderboid]

500grams!? Wtf is 500 grams most of us dont have 500gram weight!

[@askquestionstrythings]

At the End of the Video I mention that US Nickels are 5g and you can use 100 of them as a substitute. Otherwise you can find calibration weight sets on Amazon for $14 which include 500g. Thanks for Watching.

[@jordanarsenault5495]

Nigga just got to the point

[@DoGoodHelpOthers]

Why is everyone saying this is a good video?. I'm not trying to be a jerk but practically everything you said and did in this video is incorrect. First of all, scales measure weight. Not mass. Balances measure mass. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. Scales measure weight, which is the force acting on a mass that is equal to the object’s mass times its acceleration due to gravity. Althought weight is typically reported in mass units such as kilogram or gram, a scale can’t measure mass directly, because the weighing mechanism and the weight of any given object are dependent on local gravity. Also, all U.S. nickels minted since the mid 1960s weigh exactly 5.000 grams. The candy cane example was also completely incorrect. As long as the entire mass of the object is supported by the scale it will weigh the same regardless of the orientation (assuming it is a solid object). Yours weighed differently because part of the candy cane was resting on the calculator and the table surface. I'm not trying to insult you but exact measurements and weights are important in various tasks and inaccurate information like this spreads and causes problems. That's what's wrong with your catch phrase or slogan "go try stuff". Perhaps you should learn how to do things the right way before you try them and certainly before you presume to teach others.

[@KillerMcCoy1]

Well, hooty fricken hoo! Just think of all the dope dealers out there short-changing either themselves or their customers, all because of this blatantly spread, piece of misinformation! Now, thanks to you, dealers and tweakers alike can sleep easy, err I mean stay up and tweak easy! Bravo! Good show old chap! We can all learn from Jeremy by remembering, that if you see something, say something, and let's put an end to internet misinformation (or at least belittle anyone that makes a mistake until they stop posting on the web. Down with the dummies!)

[@DoGoodHelpOthers]

@@KillerMcCoy1 starting your comment with "hooty frickin hoo" isn't going to help with credibility.

[@KJVism]

Has anyone tried stacking 40 nickel's on a scales that size? Impractical

[@askquestionstrythings]

IMHO Four stacks of ten is not impractical (for those needing 200g for cal). Even 10 stacks of 10 is not impossible (for those needing 500g for cal). or even ordering a calibration weight from amazon is in expensive now days.

[@jtiso2395]

A penny weighs 2.5 grams. 200 pennies equals 500 grams (minted after 1983)

[@askquestionstrythings]

Yep, those dates matter when using coins as a substitution for calibration weights.

[@HifiCentret]

Specs of coins are not as tight as many think. Besides new og being in circulation really does matter. Use your pennies and buy a real calibration weight instead. Even the cheap calibration weights off eBay, Banggood, AliExpress etc. Yes even on Amazon you can get cheap calibration weights - all of them despite being very cheap and most only fullfills M2 and some even only M3 classification - none the less they'll be much more accurate than a bunch of coins.

[@adrianantopia1868]

En español 🤭🤭🤭

[@askquestionstrythings]

I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish. Google translate is the best I can do. (Lo siento, no hablo español. Google translate es lo mejor que puedo hacer.)

[@themanuel111]

Que la pipí te la metes jajajaja na no te creas dice que cómo calibrar una báscula digital

[@reneesmith6575]

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[@Zengetsu..]

Somehow my phone weighs 500g

[@askquestionstrythings]

Wow, a 500g phone is crazy. my phone is a brick and only has a mass of 195 g. My DSLR's 100mm maco comes in at 505g and that thing is heavy (especially as the camera body is 895g so with the lens it's 1400g and is death to my neck when I'm out shooting).

[@Zengetsu..]

@@askquestionstrythings my phone is just a galaxy note 9 254gb and I also have Asus rog 2 gaming phone 1t in stored 850 snapdragon 160Hz

[@askquestionstrythings]

@@Zengetsu.. interesting, that should be very similar in mass to my phone. Those two phones together should be about 441g plus accessories and cases.

[@MarrBitch]

bro i dont have anything that weighs 500 g 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@MarrBitch]

nevermind lol i used my grinder

[@askquestionstrythings]

Glad you found a solution for your calibration needs.