Hi, i feel a little stupid asking this question but here it goes. Imagine i have a scale which measures from 0,01g to 500g. If i place an object which is 400g and then press the tare button, can i place or introduce liquid which weights 200g ? . Obviously i will have 600g above the scale , but i do not know if the range of the scale is just for the display or because it will harm the scale to place more than 500g above it . Maybe it is a stupid question, but i would appreciate if you could answer me. Thanks!
Nope. The total weight, tared or not, is still being applied to the scale and read by it, and that is your scale's max. Some scales will still try to give measurements (it will most likely be inaccurate), and some will display an "over" message. That's your max weight for accurate measurement, as far as damaging the scale- it very well could. A little over probably won't damage it, but perpetually applying too much pressure could over time. That's why scales come with covers to protect the pressure plate. The durability probably depends on the make and model of the scale, but I'd err on the side of caution just to be safe
Just to clarify tare isn’t magically deleting the weight, but is just doing the math for you. If you couldn’t tare the scale you’d have to either measure out each component separately or do the math on what your new weight should be with the first component/ingredient and the next one combined. Then repeat for each ingredient/component.
Thank you very much! I was confused because in my 500g max scale i did weight with the tare button more than 500g and nothing happened , but i understand know that is just talking about accuracy of the weight. Thank you!
You can check its accuracy by weighing nickels, they're exactly 5 grams each.
It would be a good idea to check by placing something i know the weight but , i have fear of damaging the scale. Also i do not have more than 100 nickels haha. Cheers
You could get $5 of nickels from a bank or grocery store and spend them after. Or something like this. Don't exceed the weight limit, that includes using tare.
Maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do.
It's probably ok. It all depends on whether the marketing drones or the engineers were more powerful in the company. Marketing guys will find out the absolute best case scenario, and claim that as standard. Engineers will decide what the specified performance limit is, and build to roughly double that. (If the beancounters are running things, they give the engineers specs and specify minimum cost components, then have some testing done on the finished product, figure out what they can claim without getting too many returns on warranty or liability claims, etc.)