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So basically I'm using a gram scale but it doesn't use percentages for grams. So then I did something to it and my zinc penny weighs 89.7 somethings. I don't know the weight means and I just want to transfer it into a weight I understand.
Please I need help quickly
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Check to see if it is set for ounces instead of grams?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Take Coop's advice. If that doesn't work, than you might want to get a different scale.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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I thought it was grains, but apparently 89.7 grains is far too heavy for a zinc cent.
As far as I could tell by fiddling with some figures at Google, @coop is probably right: it can be a fractional number in ounces (89.7 milliounces is 2.54 grams).
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Ok found it out, basically I weighed a zinc penny and I pressed a percentage button and then the percentage came 100. So it was measuring the weight of it. So basically some zInc pennies are a little bit below or above and I think the copper pennies are 124 or more percent I think. Could someone please tell me what the ratio of copper pennies to zInc pennies is so I won't have to guess. Basically zinc penny was at 100 percent and I want to know what above percentage would be copper, 120%? 130? Please tell me soon.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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you need to zero your scale, then set it to grams, I have no idea what you are talking about percentages, no scale weighs something in percentages.. unless it is a very expensive, xrf reader... try what I recommend, then let us know..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Perhaps an image of, or the name and model number of the scale might help with finding an instruction manual? Thanks, Doug.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Reset the scale to factory default, and what type and brand of scale is it?
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Pillar of the Community
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It's used to weight flour, not really coins or whatever. It's like an X-8000. It isn't mine, so I don't currently have it in my possession right now. Let me explain this better. When I put a coin on the scale, it didn't have decimals of grams so it just rounded up to each gram. So I was messing with it and I set it back to 0 but then I clicked this percentage sign when the coin was on it and basically it took the percentage of that weight, to 100% percentage. So then when I put a coin that was a copper coin cause it was older, it said the weight was 124% COMPARED to 100% of the zinc penny. So once I clicked the percentage button when the zinc penny was on it, it took its wait and set it at 100%. So like let's say the zinc penny was 10 grams or whatever, the copper penny would be 12 grams on the scale, ik they are not that heavy, it's an example.
Hope that makes sense
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Bedrock of the Community
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Your scale is intended to weigh flour, and you're having a problem weighing a coin, is that right? Wha?  Outta here. |
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Copper cents,3.1 grams +/- .13 grams Copper plated zinc cents,2.5 grams +/- .10 grams That is what mint tolerances are. If your having that much trouble with your current scale,you should just buy a new one. They don't cost all that much. John1  |
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