A QUICK WORD OF WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS BALANCE TO MEASURE OUT 1mg of a something if being off by 1 or 2 mg could be dangerous, just don't do it with this device. Instead measure out 100mg then dissolve in solution. Despite the quite excellent accuracy of this scale over its whole range it simply is NOT the tool you need to measure out a 1 mg sample.
I would suggest trying to measure at least 10mg of a sample if you are measuring by difference (i.e. you put X mg on the scale, tare it, then remove sample until you reach -10mg) and >30mg for normal measures.
This is a great scale for its price but it is not a scale I would bet my life on measuring out 1 mg, period. Take the extra time to volumetrically divide a larger sample by solution or buy a .00015-gram range balance if that is your intended use. Scale is far better than I could have ever expected for this price. It is accurate, precise, and the readings are repeatable over a wide range. It includes all needed accessories, the case is excellent and holds everything firmly in place. The calibration weights are accurate (some reviewers said theirs were not solid but mine were). Great selection of modes available, just be careful not to mix up oz and ozt. Highly readable screen. Included weigh boat is small (even for a small scale like this) and is prone to tipping. The auto-off feature turns the scale off too quickly, especially if you are using the lid to eliminate breeze, requiring you to press a button or something to keep it on and not risk losing your tare.
The tweezers are especially prone to static cling when using them for powder measures, the weigh boat is as well to a lesser extent.
Great scale for the price
Nice little scale, I use it for small scale lotion making. Definitely helps to measure EXACT minute quantities which helps deliver perfectly formulated products to customers. Well designed, looks neat and tidy, comes in a box to protect it, has all the accessories in the box with it and has a magnetic closure on the lid. SHHH...(its worth more than its price)...
This scale is exactly what I needed. If you want the short version of this review then simply put, BUY IT. If you want the longer version then just keep reading. This product came exactly as described and is a very easy product to use and is very accurate from what I understand. The way the product works, is you open it up and turn it on, then press the tare button which will set the scale at 0 calibrating it for whatever is on it. An example would be if you used a small cup style thing to put a product in to weigh it and it not get all over the place. So you tare it off with that product on top and it will show zero and not count the weight of the product holding the powder etc. Then you put it in and weigh it off. The look of this product is beautiful and exactly what I am wanting and looking for. It is very small and compact and I keep it inside of the little box that it came in for protection. This could be a useful tip if you plan on traveling with it. When I put the 10 gram weight on it just to test and see what the scale would read, it would say around 9.9 so I would assume that It is just saying that it is only.001 off of what it needed to be or something along those lines. I would read into this a little more for a better understanding.
But if you are looking for a quick and easy weight that you can use to measure some things out, this is for you. If you are some nitpicky scientist that is looking for exact down to the wire no margin for error weighing then you may want to pay for a scientist quality scale. But for the average user weighing out no tropics to put on a pill then that is all you need. Good luck and thank you for reading my review. This is a great product for a new or average user looking for something quick and easy.
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