Salter 200 Academy Professional Mechanical Scale, White and Gray
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Customer Reviews of Salter 200 Academy Professional Mechanical Scale, White and Gray
Customer Review: Meets my expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this one for several reasons. First, I went for a fairly high price figuring you get what you pay for. I also noted that it does not require batteries or any adjunct electronic equipment. I considered it important that it does not hold forth on such things as body mass and whether or not it thinks you might be fat, obese or morbidly obese.
Hours before it arrived, I had weighed myself on one of those grocery store/pharmacy vital signs devices that will read off your weight, your blood pressure and your body mass. It also has a preacher circuit- that will happly tell you if it does not approve of the results. It probably will not as it seems to have been programed by a liberal democrat, vegan health Nazi. Children love to play and jump up and down on those things while their parents are off stopping up the shopping lanes with their bloated and odiferous bodies. The thing seemed in good working order and enough about the public auto-doc.
the point is, that the Salter scale was within a pound of the digital readoff I had gotten in the grocery store and the preponderance of available evidence is that it is accurate. The great big dial is easy to read, the thing stabilizes quickly and it appears well made of attractive materials.
I do not blame it for being made in China. The Chinese do good work and besides, now in the twilight years of Western Civilization, everything is made in China anyway.
Customer Review: Analog scales are much better
Summary: 5 Stars
It was time to me to start keeping track of my weight. Simply going by how I looked in the mirror or how my clothes fit wasn't really working for me. It was time to get a bathroom scale. I wanted something that had excellent build quality, something that was low maintenance, and something that was consistently accurate.
I began my research looking at various digital scales. Those things a thin, they are pretty, and the readouts are quite easy to read. The problem is that I read accounts of weight innacuracies, problems calibrating the unit, and the endless supply of batteries need to run it over a lifetime. I had forgotten about the analog alternative and decided to give them a look.
That is when I ran across this Salter unit. I really love this scale. It is very accrurate, it is a simple design, it is easy to calibrate, and best of all doesn't require any batteries.
My only problem with this unit is with the aesthetics. It looks a bit clinical. I had seen instances of this scale in black but I wan't able to locate them. Second it's kind of bulky. It will take up a lot of space in your bathroom, but if you have a larger bathroom that shouldn't be a problem.
Overall I am very happy with this scale. It is a simple design that is very accurate all the time and I'll never have to feed it batteries.
Customer Review: Good overall, but some shortcuts in materials
Summary: 4 Stars
Despite a few shortcomings in the the materials used, I think this is a good scale. I think it weighs perfectly and consistently, with a smooth dial that doesnt bounce around. You can tell the mechanical parts are high quality, but its a shame the manufacturer made some shortcuts in the materials that were chosen.
This is the same scale sold for much more at Restoration Hardware. Unfortunately, the box said "designed and engineered in England" and on a tiny sticker on the bottom, it said "made in China". Unfortunately, this is a trick a lot of manufacturers seem to be using these days.
The large domed dial cover is made from plastic, not glass. Secondly, the gray non-slip surface was a light gray, textured sticker that seemed thin and had a few light ripples. It makes an otherwise nice looking scale look a little bit cheap; something that could have been easily avoided with a heavier rubber surface. There were a couple of voids on the metal under the gray sticker, and indentations were are when you step on the scale. It does go away after a minute.
I wanted this style because its a formal, classic look. My decision to buy it was that it seemed modern glass scales would much more easily show water drops and dust. From a size perspective, the scale is also very large, which is great if you have a the space.
Customer Review: Works well, looks slightly cheap.
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this scale about a week ago. I'd like to echo a review. This scale works well, gives an accurate reading every time. All you need to do when your scale arrives is pull out the pin from the bottom of the scale before stepping on it, step on the scale a few times to exercise the scale springs, zero out the scale by turning the black knob on the south side of the dial, step on the scale a few more times to fine tune your adjustment, then you should get a very accurate reading for the next 100 years. Repeat this zeroing out process every time you move the scale to a new location.
The scale is designed in England, but as a tiny sticker on the bottom side of the scale indicates, it's made in China. This is kind of a bummer for anyone trying to avoid purchasing products from China.
The only real gripe about this scale is the too thin rubber pad on the top of the scale. It is just thick enough to work, but thin enough to look cheap, if you're looking for it you can tell how the rubber pad is attached to the scale. In several small areas the rubber has a circular dot about a half inch across where the rubber is wedged into the scale to hold it all in place. If the rubber pad were a few millimeters thicker this would look like a great, high quality scale... Why skimp on something so cheap to produce?
Customer Review: Very accurate if --
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a used Salter 200 scale from Buy Wholesale Cheap, through Amazon. It seems very accurate -- when used as explained below.
If I ease 30 lbs onto the scale, it indicates about 28 lbs. If I then give a quick, not real gentle, downward push, the needle settles out right at 30 lbs. Same thing for 60 lbs.
I weigh about 170 lbs. I checked the Salter against what I believe is a very accurate scale of the type where you slide weights across a bar. At my weight, there is about a pound of the above ease-on effect. If I give a push by bending my knees a little and then straightening up fast -- and I lean forward a bit -- the scale is right on. If, instead, I lean back as far as I can, the scale reads a pound or so low.
The scale actually is marked up to 400 lbs (not the 330 indicated by Amazon). The needle swings past 360 degrees to measure the upper 70 lbs.
Incidently, a household scale can be checked against produce brought home from your local market, if it's shown on your receipt to 0.01 lbs.