Customer Reviews

American Weigh AMW-1000 Compact Bench Scale, 1000 by 0.1 G

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Very reasonable price and while not as accurate as my Ohaus after many tests it has never been more than .1 off the much higher end unit. This unit would be acceptable for anyone not needing scientific levels of accuracy.

I bought this machine for weighing baking ingredients. I also make my own cosmetics. Most of the time this scale surprises me with it's sensitivity and convenient features. Every once in a while it shows 88888 on its screen, but this is quickly remedied by turning it off and back on. Rarely, it shuts off in the middle of adding several ingredients to it, so I have to start over. But overall I'm impressed that something so light can read 1/10th of a gram. Highly recommend for the amature cook or crafter.

I purchased this scale to determine the Moisture Content of Kiln Dried Lumber. Does just what needed. The only issue: the 9 volt battery that came with the scale failed in less than 24 hours.

I love this scale. It gets used just about every day. I bought it mainly for cooking, but I've also used it for postage and dividing my hair color in half. It is extremely easy to use and takes up so little counter space.
An added bonus is the times it does get dirty, its easy to clean.

I use this to weigh my animals as an amateur herpetologist breeding geckos and its very important to my records to have accuracy down to at least a tenth of a gram when I have new hatchlings that start out at less than two grams. This scale is very nice, though not consistent in readings across the whole bench platform. Too far to one side makes a difference in the reading.

It would also be nice if it had a calibration button, but I purchased a 50 gram weight to be safe and for good reason. Fresh out of the box the scale has been of by .1 to .3 grams and I test it with the 50 gram weight before each use to know how off the reading will be at that time. I've seen much cheaper scales with this function so it would have been nice here.

Overall it is very nice and the bench platform has made weighing my adult animals much easier.

works great for a low cost scale. It's not a $300 lab scale but has worked great for everything that I have used it for.

0.1g graduation was an important factor but having a DC input was key, I don't want to use disposable 9V batteries so I can just plug in a 9V AC/DC converter and on my way!
So far so good

This scale is ok to get a general idea of an item's weight, but if you are looking for accuracy, I would buy an american-made scale. This one is made in china. You may have to pay more but it will probably be worth it. Do your homework ...

I am using ths scale for balancing engine parts and I am very happy. I did not check the scale for accuracy with a weight. I am equalizing part weights so I don't need to know actual weight.

I absolutely do not recommend buying this scale. I bought two of them for use in our vet clinic, and both - yes BOTH - of them died for no reason and have not been fixable. The batteries have been changed several times and we tried everything. One of them doesn't even turn on now, no matter what. The other one turns on and says "Err". This happened to both of them within a month. Also, before they died, they only worked correctly some of the time. So, so disappointed, and glad they were cheap.