I have been a fan of MyWeigh scales for several years. I owned an earlier model (don't recall the number) and when it broke I bought a model 7001DX for the kitchen. Loved it so much I bought another as a spare. I have also owned a Salter and a KitchenAid scale, neither of which I liked very much (gave them both away).
The 7001DX is a more "consumer" version of the KD-7000, a bit cheaper, a bit fewer features, much smaller: about 15 x 20 x 2 cm. Since I like it so much, I'm not surprised Jim F. likes the nicer one. I'm going to put the FlipScale on my birthday wish list -- that sounds like something I would love to have. I have bought several scales from SaveOnScales, and had equally positive experience with them as Jim had with RightOnScales. Jim Elwell ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:39:09 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver Subject: [USMA:39431] Review of MyWeigh scales received today This is not intended to recommend one brand above another or to encourage you to buy this one particular brand. Rather, I intend this to describe my impressions of two new MyWeigh scales that have just arrived. Other manufacturers may indeed offer comparable or perhaps even better scales. I have not purchased and tested competing products. I ordered these scales via the internet on Thursday at 1151 CDT and they were shipped by USPS Priority Mail that evening. The package was received by the Doyle, TN Post Office this morning and delivered to me this Saturday afternoon---two days after I ordered the scales. Both scales came with batteries installed. The KD-7000 requires 3 AA cells and the FlipScale F3 requires 2 CR2032 Li cells. The FlipScale F3 had a clearly marked pull-out tab to break the battery circuit until I removed it for use. The FlipScale F3 truly is pocket or purse friendly. I will take it on all my outreach programs in the future. It cames with a 50 g calibration mass and indicated the mass of that object as 50.02 g. I pulled a random U.S. Standard 5 g mass (aka a nickel) from my pocket and it was shown to have a mass of 4.97 g. On another scale it indicated 4970 mg (reads to nearest 10 mg). It was obvious to the eye that this was not a mint-condition nickel that I pulled from my pocket, but I paid less for it than a science supply house would charge. The F3's maximum capacity is 100 g. It is hinged in the middle so that the keypad folds over the weighing pan and it in turn protects the LCD display. It's dimensions when folded are about 8.5 cm by 5.9 cm by 2.2 cm and it has a mass of 91 g, as measured on the KD-7000. Several units can be selected and the F3 recalls the last one used when again turned on. In addition to the power button, there are buttons for parts counting mode, tare, units, and backlighting. This will be very nice for weighing salt, baking soda, baking powder, herbs, and spices---and even, perhaps, in counting seeds for the garden. A gratuitous gift was enclosed as a result of purchasing the F3, namely a little pocket balance of the ancient sort. One holds it by a ring mounted to a bracket. The sample is held by an alligator clip mounted to a short chain. As the object is pulled down by gravitational force an arm swings out to indicate the mass of the object against a marked quadrant. The scale is marked solely in grams and has a maximum reading of 100 g. Beyond about 20 g the marks become rather closely spaced but individual gram marks exist out to 40 g. This would make a nice little device to check the mass of an envelope for mailing, perhaps. The KD-7000 immediately strikes the eye as being rugged and well protected from spills. The weighing pan lifts off easily for cleaning. A hinged plastic cover protects the keypad and LCD display. It's footprint on my counter is 21 cm by 25 cm and it stands 9.5 cm high. I purchased the power adapter for it, but it can operate on dry cells. The KD-7000 has a capacity of 7 kg so this will give me plenty of capacity for my canning of produce. Should the basket (which can be tared out) holding the produced stick out so far that the display cannot be seen I can use the "hold" button to hold the reading, remove the basket, and note the results. The tare will not be affected when the "hold" is removed so I can adjust the contents and re-weigh to obtain the desired amount without having to re-tare the basket. The KD-7000 can read out in grams, kilograms, pounds, or ounces and will recall the last unit used. The device is rugged enough that I would not mind carrying it out to the shed to mix feed for the chickens if I felt so inclined. I have been frustrated for years by scales that had to be changed to a metric readout each and every time they were turned on. No more! In fact, out of the box both scales were set to grams. My purchase was made through RightOnScales.com and the cost breakdown was: $ 44.50 KD-7000 $ 7.00 KD-7000 power adapter $ 37.50 FlipScale F3 $ 20.00 Shipping I hope that this review has been useful to some of you. Today's technology has provided us with some superb metric scales for the kitchen, shop, garden, or wherever we need them. Perhaps you will be inspired to see what strikes your fancy and to purchase a useful metric scale, of whatever brand and model, for the kitchen if you don't have one already. I'm going to enjoy mine! Metric. It's what's cooking these days. Jim -- ********************** Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com
