Scale Digital vs. Dial

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Beachbound84
Beachbound84 Posts: 5 Member
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Okay so i am just confused! I have 2 different scales in my bathroom b/c i thought that our digital one was on the fritz. There is a difference of about 10 lbs between our Digital Scale and our Dial Scale...which do you all prefer??

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  • mrphil86
    mrphil86 Posts: 2,382 Member
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    Digital..

    The hair springs in dials can easily become out of the calibration standards if not taken care of. (Most are not.)
  • Beachbound84
    Beachbound84 Posts: 5 Member
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    that makes sense! I appreciate the feedback!!
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    While I prefer digital - they run on batteries. Are you sure yours - since you thought it was on the fritz - has good batteries?
  • Beachbound84
    Beachbound84 Posts: 5 Member
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    i had recently changed them (about 2 months ago), there are just times where i will weigh myself and it will automatically pop up with the last number that was shown...if that makes any sense. i guess i can try to change the batteries again.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    Oh, yeah - I've found that if I just stand on mine without activating it first so that it can zero itself out, it's usually off by 3-4 lbs.

    I had forgotten that until your last post.

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