American Weigh AWS-100 Precision Pocket Scale 100 x 0.01g
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of American Weigh AWS-100 Precision Pocket Scale 100 x 0.01g
Customer Review: Bait & switch
Summary: 1 Stars
First, although the item arrived within the estimated period (barely), it was one of the slowest deliveries I've ever had on an Amazon purchase.
Then, as others here have written, there was no calibration weight included. No space for it in the package, no separate package, no indication that it should have been included. When contacted, Amazon said it could not rectify this by sending me the weight; the seller had apparently changed its policy without changing its listing.
Last, the batteries were already set in the active battery compartment without a separator between them and the contacts, and thus they were DOA.
All around one of the worst purchasing experiences I've had with Amazon, but it's all on the store that listed these scales, Potential Dynamix. I returned the item, got a refund approved, ordered a Polder scale directly from Amazon and received it within three business days. My recommendation: avoid Potential Dynamix and its false advertising.
Customer Review: GREAT affordable scale!
Summary: 4 Stars
Well this happens to be my first pocket scale, and it is GREAT!
It has a sleek and compact design, it's made of black plastic and has a bright blue LED.
It is very accurate AT least to .1 (I only had other .1 scales to compare it too), but be careful it is QUITE fragile. After less than a month of owning, and I'll be honest, a fair amount of abuse the weight is off and calibration will not fix it. If you don't plan on constantly dropping this thing, then that shouldn't be a concern.
It's VERY NICE for weighing your "stuff", just be sure to get a tray for weighing, the warranty will NOT ACCEPT the scale if it has foreign residues.
Overall, an awesome value, I'm off to buy a replacement for the one I broke. AMW scales are the best!
(Also I included a picture of the product and it's contents in the "Customer Images' section, I have a card on the scale for a sizing reference for those interested)
Customer Review: IT DID WHAT I NEEDED IT TO DO.
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this precision scale and calibration weight set specifically so that I could tell whether a clear round brilliant cut gemstone that I have was a real diamond or a synthetic diamond. I measured the diameter and depth of the stone with a caliper and then used a mathematical formula to determine what the gem SHOULD weigh if it were a diamond perfectly cut, which was a little over 1.97 carats. Then I used the scale to weigh the stone. It weighed 3.4 carats, meaning that it's cubic zirconia, which has a specific gravity much higher than that of a diamond.
Oh well, at least I know for sure, instead of having to trust a jeweler to tell me the truth about it.
By the way, this scale is quite small and light, can use several different units of measure, and arrived with batteries installed and ready for the calibration to be tested and the scale to be used.
Customer Review: Great Scale, No negative feedback here!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm very pleased with this 100 gram scale! It had the calibration weight included as stated in the advertisement, batteries were also included and fully charged, having a seperator between them and the contacts. Once seperator was removed, I've had none of the problems reported by others such as "batteries mysteriously running down even while scale is off". I bought this scale to weigh medicine/pills for administering to our little ferret rescues for their illnesses. I use it in the range of 1/8 gram to several grams and have checked accuracy by, for instance cutting a pill in half and weighing the pieces seperately and together then adding one to several whole pills with a known weight of .25 gram each and it always shows an accurate reading. I recomend this product.Customer Review: Great for Homebrewing
Summary: 5 Stars
Great for measuring brewing salts such as calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, calcium chloride, magnesium sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium chloride. It's accurate to one one-hundredth of a gram (0.01) so you can adjust your water with high precision.
It's also perfect for measuring hops up to 3.5 oz at a time (technically, 3.5oz of hops minus whatever measuring vessel you also put on the scale).
On recommendation for homebrewers out there: Use a small measuring cup or petri dish so you can get your salts off the platform easily.
I wouldn't recommend using this for measuring grains unless you're just measuring a small amount of very dark malt because of its limited weight capacity.