American Weigh Scales (AWS) LB-501 - US import via Ebay

[ceedee]

The AWS LB-501 scales are US mixers' clear favourite and I figured it was time to check them out.



I picked them up from US-based Ebay outlet '401-tech' for £37.66 including delivery to the UK in around 10 days.

The scales work straight out of the box using the included 4x AAA batteries (with a 2min cut-off) but the PSU is in a US 2-pin 'wall wart' plug so I'll need a cheap UK power adapter to confirm that they don't switch off when powered from the mains.

The package also includes 2x 200g calibration weights to check your scales' accuracy - mine was reading 400.3g so 'out' by 0.75%!


They feel more robust (dare I say a better build quality?) and far more sensitive / responsive than the much cheaper similar scales I've seen but whether that makes them worth the price will be down to individual preference.


Correction: my maths ain't as good as it once was - the scale was 'out' by 0.075%  :-)

Thanks @yinyang

[SteveF]

0.13% 😉

[Deleted]

Both wrong ... 0.075%

[oldleatherlungs]

You only need to calibrate scales when wanting an accurate absolute weight. If using the tare function the weight by difference will be accurate enough - you could check this by putting on a 200g calibration weight, pressing the tare button, and then checking the weight of the second 200g weight.