I halve always used the Viking mechanical hanging scales. I have a 25lb. test pea and the scale has been accurate for at least 10-12 years. The last couple of years I have used a small digital scale in the end. There seems to be a trend of people calling weights on the 1/2 pound. The Viking is accurate as all get out but it is hard to call the half pound.
As long as the scale is accurate, and can be tested (scale checked) for accuracy, any one is as good as the other. EWO
I use hanging dial scales which allows you to weigh up to 1/4 pound. Digital scales are nice. I simply don't have any.
Jup, experienced the same. The digital one I posted on the previous page doesn't have problems with cold. What I did with the other one is keep em inside at room temperature until weighing.I don't know about anybody else but mine wont work if its to cold outside. And if your battery's are going dead you run the risk of getting the wrong weight as well.
As for the battery problem. Change em regularly and double check with another scale last week. Can't go wrong then.
This is the one I use
http://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/weighing-scales/7898882/
it states operating temp plus 5 to plus 35
I would recommend plus 10 to plus 25
I still use my hanging scale that I brought from the feed store maybe 10 years ago. Never had a problem with it. A friend gave me a 50 pound test piece that's used to test elevators. It's made of steel.
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