Which scales ?

[ranger1]

Cheers for the replies


Just a thought with digital scales it seems like if you treat them fine and don't let them get damp or get wet etc it seems like the last for a while.. I might and go ahead and buy a pair of digital scales either the korum ones or the wychwood.

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[terry m]

PS ...something else I just noticed..I did a bit of googling for a few digital scales..Korum, Salter etc ...to me they still seem big .... Surely if its digital they could make it literally tiny?...An iphone is half the size and does 1000000 x more functions .....has anyone taken apart the Korum scales ? ...whats exactly is filling up all that plastic body? ...why cant they make them literally the size of a matchbox ?

Is it simply just a case of marketing..they make it bigger so you think your getting more for your money ?

The space is taken up primarily by the battery, the grip and the display. If it was the size of a matchbox, a. you would not be able to grip it if you were weighing a large fish, and b. you would not be able to read the matchbox sized display.

There also need to be the mechanical/electronic converter module.

 

[Philip]

The space is taken up primarily by the battery, the grip and the display. If it was the size of a matchbox, a. you would not be able to grip it if you were weighing a large fish, and b. you would not be able to read the matchbox sized display.

There also need to be the mechanical/electronic converter module.

I appreciate you need a hook and a loop/handle of some sort but those I dont think should dictate the size of the unit itself. The LCD display does not need to be massive...I can read a calculator LCD just fine...I dont need it the size of a TV.

The convertor module I have no idea how big it needs to be ...what i do know is that they can fit an amazing amout of technology into a microchip...does a convertor module just for weighing really have to be several inches in size?

The battery...that I can appreciate might need to be bigger but couldn't it just run on the mini ones that run buzzers or in the remote of your TV ? Its hardly going to be a huge power draining device as its off most of the time.

Not knocking what your saying Terry ...your right...but I just think they could make it smaller if they wanted.

 

[S-Kippy]

I have a pair of Newsomes which have been absolutely brilliant. They are about the size of a packet of fags and don't cost much more than that either . I appreciate that you might want something a bit bigger for large fish but the size of the unit has not been an issue so far. I love the fact that it takes up no space whatsoever. I bought these on the back of very positive reviews on BFW and am very glad I did .

They seem to be of significantly better build quality than the very cheap stuff milling around but don't cost a fortune because they are "branded". Highly recommended.

 

[mikench]

I use an analogue set bought on the net for about a fiver which have an internal hand which is moved to the weight and which stays there until reset.

I have tested it with weights, joints of meat, and bags of sugar and it is accurate enough for me and my stage! When i am out to break a record( when Nelson gets his eye back) i will get a more accurate set.

I decided digital scales with batteries were too small and fiddly for me with cold wet hands!

 

[steve2]

Like many things if you outside of the tackle shop you find there are plenty of non fishing brands just as good and cheaper.

 

[robtherake]

The Samson scales that Bob recommended are heavily discounted here: https://www.ourweigh.co.uk/suspended-weighing/salter-brecknell-electro-samson.html

 

[Pete Shears]

Fox digital scales are 'on' all the while, no auto shut off - digitals are much easier to use,wet the weigh sling hang it on the hook,press 'zero' then put the fish in etc etc - no needle wavering about - just be aware that some read 1.1lb others 1lb 2oz etc so it's mental arithmetic time to convert say 0.7lb to ounces.

 

[terry m]

I am a fan of digital scales but would concede that their main drawback is the fact that a flapping large fish creates wild deviations that lack the logic and intuition of a bouncing needle, where a 'mid point' is quite easy to determine.

 

[sam vimes]

I am a fan of digital scales but would concede that their main drawback is the fact that a flapping large fish creates wild deviations that lack the logic and intuition of a bouncing needle, where a 'mid point' is quite easy to determine.

That doesn't happen with the better digitals. I'd presume that there's some electronic trickery going on that determines the "mid point" for you.

 

[Bob Hornegold]

The Samson scales that Bob recommended are heavily discounted here: https://www.ourweigh.co.uk/suspended-weighing/salter-brecknell-electro-samson.html

Check out ebay, I just ordered the 22lb scale- no VAT or Postage !!

Bob

 

[Keith M]

I much prefer my Avon dial scales which unfortunately are no longer sold.
My last set lasted me for over 35 years and we're still very accurate, and the only reason I replaced them was because they were getting a bit old and scruffy and very scratched.

I did buy myself a set of Fox Rova digitals (which contrary to on another post on here do actually switch off) but I gave them to my son as I didn't trust them as much as my trusty Avons after reading reports of digitals weighing wrongly as soon as their batteries start to run a bit low. Lol

I was also bought a set of Rueben Heaton Flyweight dial scales but I put them in an old drawer with my old fishing reels as I couldn't even zeroe them properly and they felt very cheaply made compared to my Avons.

So I bought myself another pair of Avon dial scales (secondhand) off of eBay and only hope they will last me as long as my last ones did Lol.

Keith

 

[ranger1]

Hi lads


Seen one used salter electro scales 25kg used as said but looks okay for 20 quid should I get it?

Cheers

 

[Philip]

after reading reports of digitals weighing wrongly as soon as their batteries start to run a bit low. Lol

Thats exactly my concern with digitals thats put me off so far but I dont know how true it is.

Anyone here done some actual tests of the accuracy with diminishing battery life ?

I know some of my other electrical gear can start to get a bit tempremental when the batteries begin to fade.

 

[S-Kippy]

Carry spare batteries. Its not hard ! mg:

 

[Philip]

& how do I know that the accuracy has not already been impacted prior to me changing the battery ? …i.e the PB 5lb Roach I caught actually weighed 1lb 4oz.

The key was in the word DIMINISHING not DEAD battery.mg:

 

[greenie62]

Carry spare batteries. Its not hard ! mg:

Totally agree S-Kippy,
BUT the problem seems to be knowing when to change the batteries!

Most battery-powered devices show a degradation in performance when batteries are getting low - e.g. the gradual lack of illumination of a torch or the total non-operation of some devices like remote-controllers or cameras - whereas the digi-scales still operate - but incorrectly - when the batteries are low!

There seems to be no warning that the battery's performance is going sub-optimal OR that it was already below-par when you weighed that monster Carp at 2.36Kg!

I guess that's the time to change the battery - when you get a measurement you don't believe!mg:

 

[Philip]

Totally agree S-Kippy,
BUT the problem seems to be knowing when to change the batteries!

Exactly Greenie. You put it better than me.

 

[flightliner]

My korums have a tiny image of a battery that gets smaller as it gets lower, not had reason to doubt its accuracy yet but will keep a close eye on it.
I will also be doing a winter / summer check by placing the scales in the fridge for a few hours then checking out the weight of a given object.
later when the scales have "thawed out" I will repeat the exercise with the same object.
I understand this as been done by other guys who really do need to know what a fish weighs as accurately as possible,

 

[greenie62]

...I will also be doing a winter / summer check by placing the scales in the fridge for a few hours then checking out the weight of a given object.
later when the scales have "thawed out" I will repeat the exercise with the same object....

Sounds like a good testing protocol that, Mick.
Let us know how you get on!

May go some way to allaying people's fears on the accuracy/reliability of digis! :thumbs: