Taylor 7323 Lithium Scale, Large Display
Taylor 7323 Lithium Scale, Large Display DetailsManufacturer: TaylorBrand: Taylor Release Date: 2006-06-01 Model: 7323.00 Color: Black/Silver Product features:
Customer Reviews of Taylor 7323 Lithium Scale, Large DisplayCustomer Review: Weird behavior explained
I don't own the item but can explain the weirdness various reviewers have noted. Scales can't really measure "weight", just the force that is applied to them. This makes an accurate .1 lb measurement difficult because people move around in small ways constantly without thinking about it and each move changes the amount of force on the scale. In the moment when one foot is on the scale and is being used to push against the scale to lift the other foot onto the scale the force on the scale is more than the persons actual weight since you are pushing against the scale to lift the other foot. Similar fluctuations take place when you shift your feet, or even shift your weight from side to side, or lift an arm up or put it back down. In order to give an accurate measurement the scale probably either takes an average over a brief period of time or takes the first unchanging value it gets and then freezes at that value so that every little movement afterward doesn't change its reading. If a large enough deviation from this frozen value is sensed, it restarts its measurement. By the way, not that I recommend one, but on an analog scale one can see these fluctuations showing up even at the pound level if the movement is large enough. Much smaller movements will affect a tenth of a pound reading. I give a 5 because the scale appears to be being docked for this weirdness, but it is probably not a real problem with the scale. Possibly there are scales that provide a "running average" so that if you pick up something while on the scale, then after a second the additional weight registers in the new average, but I really don't know.
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