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Mechanical Scale 1560-SD is a Harvard Trip™ two-pan mechanical balance designed for comparative weighing applications in laboratory, educational and industrial settings. The instrument offers a maximum load of 2 kg and a resolution of 0,0001 kg across a single full-resolution weighing range, without electronic display devices. Pans of 152 mm diameter are paired with integrated sliding weights that make weighing simple and fast. Magnetic damping reduces oscillations and accelerates the weighing process, while a balance knob provides quick zero adjustment. Agate bearings help maintain accurate measurement results in day-to-day comparative use. External dimensions are 140 mm width, 160 mm height and 240 mm depth; net and gross weight are each 2,86 kg. Delivered as a single unit, this mechanical scale from manufacturer Ohaus delivers robust, easy-to-operate comparative weighing for environments that value mechanical reliability and clear, direct readout via sliding weights.
This article is part of Precision balances, in Balances & scales. See also Analytical balances.
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Mechanical Scale, 1560-SD is the article on this page. Luminix Health distributes Ohaus for laboratory use. It sits in Precision balances, inside Balances & scales, in Lab instruments.
A precision balance reads more coarsely than an analytical balance, often 1 mg or 10 mg, and it takes a heavier pan load. It is the balance for preparing bulk reagents. Draft, level and a warm-up still move the last digit.
A balance compares a mass with a standard. An analytical balance reads to 0.1 mg or finer and needs a draft shield and a stable bench. A precision balance is coarser and faster. A platform scale takes a heavier load. The reading is only as good as the calibration chain back to the kilogram, which is why test weights and a certificate exist. A moisture analyser is a balance with a heater: it records the loss of mass as water leaves. The unit of mass is kept by the BIPM, compared across Europe by EURAMET, and accredited by BELAC. NIST publishes the same measurement foundations.
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Shelves beside this one are Calibration & test weights, Balance accessories, calibration & certificates, Bench, platform & industrial scales, Analytical balances and Moisture analysers.
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