American Weigh Signature Series Digital Pocket Scale

by American Weigh

Product Features

• Weighs up to 100 grams in 0.01 gram increments
• The backlit LCD display helps make the numbers viewable and easy to read
• Flip-open lid protects the delicate weighing surface
• Powered by 2 AAA batteries (included)
• Backed by a powerful 10 year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 5.8 x 1 inches ; 9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012LOQUQ
• Item model number: AWS-100-BLK
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #1 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Classroom Science Supplies > Scales
  • #63 in Office Products > Office Supplies

Product Description

Size: AWS-100

Amazon.com Product Description

For those seeking a high-tech, portable scale, the AMW model is durable and compact. It is designed to weigh up to 100 grams in 0.01 gram increments, and the backlit LCD display helps make the numbers easy to read. An intuitive flip-open lid protects the delicate weighing surface. Made from smooth stainless-steel, the weighing surface is easy to clean. The unit is powered by two AAA batteries that come included and is backed by a powerful 10-year warranty.

Product Description

The AMW Series is a great durable and compact pocket scale for those who are seeking the on the go high-tech portable scale. The backlit LCD display helps make the numbers viewable and easy to read. The intuitive protective cover provides protection for the scale. With the smooth stainless steel weighing surface clean up is easy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, December 17, 2008

By 

Laura - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Weigh Signature Series Black AWS-100 Digital Pocket Scale, 100 by 0.01 G (Kitchen)

This scale is a great value for the .01 gram precision it offers. Once calibrated it is quite sensitive and accurate. Mine came quite far from calibrated, but based on the other reviews here it appears this is only a fluke. The scale is lightweight and very portable, being roughly the same size as a Nintendo DS Lite. Build quality is good; it looks like it will last a long time if used properly and carefully. Comes with two AAA batteries and a space for storing a pair of extras. Very nice scale for the price.

One hint about calibration: if you forget to buy the 100g calibration weight, you can simply use 20 U.S. nickels, as each nickel is exactly 5g.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great scale at this price, March 15, 2009

By 

Chris Frederick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Weigh Signature Series Black AWS-100 Digital Pocket Scale, 100 by 0.01 G (Kitchen)

I've had this scale for a couple years, and I'm very happy with it. It's accurate, repeatable +/- 0.02 grams on different days, and has held up through moderate handling (nothing abusive, but stuff that I'd never put my lab scale through).

It uses what I call a "floating zero". This is good and bad... When within 0.03 grams of zero and steady, it displays 0.00 and slowly adjusts its zero. If you slowly add 0.01 grams at a time, you can get it to drift way off, and when you eventually take off all the weights at once, it'll display -0.20 grams or whatever their weight was. The good is that the scale, despite its inexpensive mechanism, keeps very good zero calibration between measurements. The downside is that it makes small measurements difficult. If you want to weigh out 0.15 grams of powder, you can't just tare your weigh paper and then gradually pour it on - the zero will drift unless you add the first 0.05 grams quickly enough. Instead, you can NOT tare it, and manually subtract the weigh paper.

This feature is not a problem at all unless you're weighing very small (less than 0.1 grams) items on a regular basis. I think this is an acceptable compromise for a pocket scale of this precision at this price (and it's practically standard until you get to much more expensive equipment), so I am not marking any points off.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great little scale, April 21, 2007

By 

Papmom (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

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I bought this to weigh polymer clay for forming beads. It's very sensitive, it can detect a small scrap of plastic wrap. It has a tare function if you need to use a piece of paper as a carrier for what you are weighing. The actual scale plate is small (2 1/2 by 3 inches), and the weight limit (100 grams) is also small,so it cannot handle a large object. You could weigh letters, but not packages. Very easy to use.

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