What does Graduation increments of .2 lbs. / 3oz mean? My scale seems to be incorrect? So I an wondering what Graduation increments of .2 lbs. / 3oz means?
879549
This is a common issue with digital electronic meters and digital anything. Say you have a clock that is accurate...it keeps perfect time. If your digital clock says it is 6:05 it could actually be anywhere between 6:05:00 and 6:05:59...the clock display has only one minute resolution. Which is fine if you are using it to avoid being late for work, but probably not good enough if you are trying to time a 13 second photographic exposure. For that you need something with better resolution. 0.2 lbs (~3 oz) is the resolution of this scale. The scale can display only .2 lb increments. 10.2 lbs means that if the scale were perfect, the actual weight would be somewhere between 10.10 and 10.30 pounds. (less it would read 10.0, more it would read 10.4) In truth most digital devices are only accurate to plus or minus one resolution step....IF your test weight is really exactly 10.000 lbs, then I would say the scale is working right if read 9.8 or 10.0, or 10.2 lbs. BUT, if you are using a 10# exercise weight then I wouldn't count on it being within better than 1/2 lb. If you really care, then there is probably an office of weights and measures locally that checks supermarket scales, gas pumps, etc that could check it with a traceable standard weight. TLDR version; 10.2 is a good result. It does NOT mean your scale is 2% off. Most likely if you had a 100# test weight it would read 99.8 or 100, or 100.2. It would also be perfectly normal for you to sometimes see readings +/- .2 lbs different each time you weigh yourself....If you weighed exactly 180.100000 lbs, then 180.0 and 180.2 are just as close to being correct, and depending on if you inhale or exhale you could see one or the other. Given that peoples weight fluctuates over more than a pound during a day, this resolution is more than adequate for keeping tabs on your weight.
1069095
The units are in pounds, not pounds & ounces. You mistakenly are reading it as 11 pounds and 17 ounces , when it is 11.17 pounds. If you convert pounds to ounces you'd see 11.17 pounds is 11 pounds and 2.72 ounces
1810779
Hello, The scale reads in .1 gram increments, so it will read .1, .2, .3 etc and 21.1, 21.2 etc. Have a great day!
465083
Yes! You can weigh in ounces and in fluid ounces, mililitres and grams... I weigh my food, my outgoing mail, and my lemons (that get to 15 ounces!) It's a great little scale. Not sure if you are talking about ounces and pounds, it does go to pounds so you'd still have to do the math if you went over 16 ounces (each pound weighing 16 ounces). I hope that makes sense and answers your question.
1512010
Sorry I'm so late, was out of town. This scale measures ounces from 246.90 to 0.05 - which means anything under 1/2 of an ounce reads 0.00. You can get 0.1; 0.2; 0.23; 0.46 etc. readings. The good thing is, if you need more accurate measures - you can just go to grams (which measures from 7000 to 1). I hope this answers your questions. By the way - I love this scale! Its the best I've ever had - I make soap; creams; lotions; perfume and anything else along those lines. It's really sturdy, accurate, versatile and easy to use.
1362484
Press the Unit button on the left and read the designation. You may need to press it 2 or three times to get to the OZ. which will take you to lbs. when what you are weighing reaches enough weight to measure in lbs. I know this is tardy, but I hope it helps.
2003366
It purports to read out in hundredths of a pound, but I can tell you that when you put less than a pound on the scale it doesn't register at all. I was trying to measure something I knew to weigh several ounces, and it still read "0.00". That leads me to conclude that any numbers to the right of the decimal on this scale really aren't reliable, because it simply is not that precise.
1863625
It will display ounces, but not break it down into pounds. Therefore, 2.1 lbs will be shown as 33 oz.
228715
Grams are displayed in whole grams only. Ounces to 2-decimal places. Pounds to 3-decimal places.
1287135
I put something on the digital scale and it didn't show anything so i'm assuming it was under 1 lb. It wouldn't even register and I had to ship an item so I was assuming it was under a pound. I paid for the postage at 1 lb and 10 ounces. If it is returned i'm going to be in trouble. Can you tell me what 0.2 lb resolution means?
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If I weigh something over 16 oz and it's on the "oz" it will still register in "oz".... 16.08 for example. If I weigh the same thing I would have to move it to "lb" to register it in "lbs" and then will register 1.008. Hope I explained it Ok.
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No. This scale only weighs in increments of .05 oz. so if you have .07 oz of anything it will show .05. If you have .03 of anything it will show .00. So this is not the scale for you. We never weigh anything less than 1 oz. so we are happy with this scale.
1618397
Hello, I think you may use it for letters (it called "Postal scale"); instruction get graduation: 0.1 oz/ 2 g. I use scale every day- it's work very,very good.
1895602
I would not recommend this scale if you are looking to measure anything more than your weight. BF measurements and bmi measurements are way off. Yes this does measure increments of .01 kg.
2190408
Unfortunately not, it only displays decimal places. You would just have to do the math to convert it. Ex. 16 oz == 1 lb so 0.8 lbs x 16 oz = 12.8 oz
1800044
Fedex had my delivery tracking listed at 0.2 pounds. That would be about 3.2 ounces.
2075645
I do not believe the previous answerer is correct. Ounces and pounds come from the same measurement system. Sixteen ounces to a pound.