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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื›ื™ื™ืœ ืกื•ืœื ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™: ืžื“ืจื™ืš ืฉืœื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœื‘

6 min readUpdated: 11 ื‘ื“ืฆืžืณ 2025
Lisa Thompson

Lisa Thompson

Storage & Preservation Specialist

ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื›ื™ื™ืœ ืกื•ืœื ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™: ืžื“ืจื™ืš ืฉืœื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœื‘

ื›ื™ื•ืœ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืฉื”ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœืš ื ื•ืชืŸ ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืžื“ื•ื™ืงื•ืช. ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืื–ื ื™ ืื™ื›ื•ืช ื ืกื—ืคื™ื ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื•ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžืื–ื ื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืœื ื›ื™ื•ืœ. ืžื“ืจื™ืš ื–ื” ืžื›ืกื” ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ืขืœ ืฉืžื™ืจื” ืขืœ ืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœืš ืžื“ื•ื™ืง.

ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžื”ื™ืจื”

ื›ื“ื™ ืœื›ื™ื™ืœ: ื”ืคืขืœ ืืช ืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ืขืœ ืžืฉื˜ื— ื™ืฆื™ื‘, ื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืžืฆื‘ ื›ื™ื•ืœ (ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื”ื—ื–ืง ืืช ื›ืคืชื•ืจ CAL), ื”ืžืชืŸ ืœืงืจื™ืื” ืืคืกื™ืช, ื”ื ื— ืืช ืžืฉืงืœ ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ ื”ื ื“ืจืฉ ื›ืืฉืจ ืชืชื‘ืงืฉ, ื”ืžืชืŸ ืœืื™ืฉื•ืจ. ื›ื™ื™ืœ ืžื“ื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ, ืœืื—ืจ ื ืคื™ืœื•ืช, ืื• ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืจืื•ืช ื›ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช. ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืื–ื ื™ื™ื ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืžืฉืงืœื™ื ืฉืœ 50 ื’ืจื, 100 ื’ืจื ืื• 200 ื’ืจื.


ืœืžื” ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘

For metrology and calibration science, BIPM (ื”ืœืฉื›ื” ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืœืžืฉืงื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืžื™ื“ื•ืช) sets international measurement standards.

ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœืœื ื›ื™ื•ืœ

  • ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืกื—ืคื•ืช ืžืžืฉืงืœ ืืžื™ืชื™
  • ืฉื’ื™ืื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ืžืชืขืจื‘ื•ืช ืœืื•ืจืš ื–ืžืŸ
  • ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืืžืช ืจื›ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื•ื™ืง
  • ื”ืžื™ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืคืš ืœื‘ืœืชื™ ืืžื™ืŸ
  • ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื ืฉื‘ืจ

ืžืชื™ ืœื›ื™ื™ืœ

ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื›ื™ื•ืœ:

  • ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ื—ื“ืฉ (ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืงื•ืคืกื”)
  • ืœืื—ืจ ื ืคื™ืœื” ืื• ืฆืจื™ืžื”
  • ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื”
  • ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ืขื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืงื‘ื•ืข
  • ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืจืื•ืช ื›ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช

ื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื›ื™ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืกื™ืžื ื™ื:

  • ืงืจื™ืื” ืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืคืจื™ื˜
  • ืžืฉืงืœื™ื ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ืื™ื ื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ื›ื”ืœื›ื”
  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืœื ืชืคื•ืก ื›ืจืื•ื™
  • ื”ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืจืื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช ืื• ื ืžื•ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขืงื‘ื™


ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš

ืžืฉืงืœื™ ื›ื™ื•ืœ

ืžืฉืงื•ืœื•ืช ื›ืœื•ืœื•ืช:

ืกื•ืœืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืžืฉืงืœื™ ื›ื™ื•ืœ. ืกืžืŸ ืืช ื”ืชื™ื‘ื” ืื• ืžืืจื– ืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœืš.

ืจื›ื™ืฉืช ืžืฉืงืœื™ื:

  • ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ($5-15 ืœืกื˜)
  • ื ืžื›ืจ ื‘-head shops
  • ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืืกืคืงืช ืชื›ืฉื™ื˜ื™ื

ืžืฉืงืœื™ ื›ื™ื•ืœ ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื:

  • 50g
  • 100g
  • 200g
  • 500g

ื”ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœืš:

ื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืชืฆื•ื’ืช ืžืฆื‘ ื™ื“ื ื™ ืื• ื›ื™ื•ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ื–ื” ืžืฉืงืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ืžืฉืงืœ ืฉืœืš.

ื—ืœื•ืคื•ืช ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช ื‘ืขืฆืžืš

ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ืืจื”"ื‘ ื›ื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ื›ื™ื•ืœ:

CoinWeight
Nickel5.00 ื’ืจื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง
ืคื ื™ (ืคื•ืกื˜ 1982)2.50g
Dime2.27g
Quarter5.67g

ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช:

  • ืขืจืžื• ืžืกืคืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืฉืงืœื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
  • 10 ื ื™ืงืœ = 50 ื’ืจื
  • 20 ื ื™ืงืœ = 100 ื’ืจื

ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช:

  • ืœื ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื›ืžื• ืžืฉืงืœื™ ื›ื™ื•ืœ
  • ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื‘ืœื•ื™ื™ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
  • ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช, ืœื ืœื›ื™ื•ืœ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง


ื›ื™ื•ืœ ืฉืœื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœื‘

ืฉืœื‘ 1: ื”ื›ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืงืœ ืฉืœืš

Setup:

  • ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ืžืฉื˜ื— ืฉื˜ื•ื—, ื™ืฆื™ื‘ ื•ืงืฉื”
  • ื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžืฉื˜ื™ื—, ืžืคื•ืช ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ
  • ื”ืจื—ืง ืžืคืชื—ื™ ืื•ื•ืจื•ืจ ื•ื˜ื™ื•ื˜ื•ืช
  • ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจืช ื”ื—ื“ืจ

Power on:

  • ื”ืคืขืœ ืืช ืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื”
  • ืชืŸ ืœื–ื” ืœื”ืชื—ืžื (30 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช)
  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข 0.0G
  • ื•ื“ื ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ื ื•ื’ืข ื‘ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื”

ืฉืœื‘ 2: ื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืžืฆื‘ ื›ื™ื•ืœ

ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื ืคื•ืฆื•ืช:

  • ื”ื—ื–ืง ืืช ืœื—ืฆืŸ CAL ืขื“ ืฉ"CAL" ื™ื•ืฆื’
  • ื”ื—ื–ืง ืืช ืœื—ืฆืŸ ืžืฆื‘ ืœืžืฉืš 3-5 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช
  • ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืžืฆื‘ Tare + ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช
  • ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืคืชื•ืจ ื”ื ืกืชืจ ืขื ืžื”ื“ืง

ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื“ืจื™ืš ืฉืœืš for exact procedureโ€”varies by model.

ืžื” ืชืจืื”:

  • "Cal" ื‘ืชืฆื•ื’ื”
  • ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืžื”ื‘ื”ื‘ื™ื (ืžืฉืงืœ ื ื“ืจืฉ)
  • "0.0" ืžืžืชื™ืŸ ืœื›ื™ื•ืœ ืืคืก

ืฉืœื‘ 3: ืืคืก ื›ื™ื•ืœ

ืฉืœื‘ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœื™ื:

  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืฆื™ื’ื” 0.0 ืื• ื“ื•ืžื”
  • ื•ื“ื ืฉื”ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ืจื™ืงื”
  • ืืœ ืชื™ื’ืข ื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ
  • ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืœื—ืฆืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืฉืจ ื ืงื•ื“ืช ืืคืก

ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”:

ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืจื•ืฉื ืืช ืงื• ื”ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉืœ "ืืคืก ืžืฉืงืœ". ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจืขื” ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืงื• ื‘ืกื™ืก ืœื ืžื“ื•ื™ืง.

ืฉืœื‘ 4: ื”ืฆื‘ ืืช ืžืฉืงืœ ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ

ื›ืืฉืจ ืชืชื‘ืงืฉ:

  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืฆื™ื’ื” ืืช ื”ืžืฉืงืœ ื”ื ื“ืจืฉ (ืœืžืฉืœ, "100")
  • ื”ื ื— ื‘ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืช ืžืฉืงืœ ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ
  • ืžืจื›ื– ืื•ืชื• ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆื™ืฃ
  • ื”ืกืจ ืืช ื”ื™ื“ ืฉืœืš ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ
  • ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืœืงืจื™ืื” ืœื”ืชื™ื™ืฆื‘

Critical:

  • ื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื”ืžืฆื•ื™ืŸ
  • ืืœ ืชื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืงืœ
  • ืืœ ืชื™ื’ืข ื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ

ืฉืœื‘ 5: ืื™ืฉื•ืจ

ืžื“ื“ื™ ื”ืฆืœื—ื”:

  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืฆื™ื’ื” "ืžืขื‘ืจ"
  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืฆื™ื’ื” "ืกื•ืฃ"
  • ืฆืคืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื”
  • ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœืžืฆื‘ ืฉืงื™ืœื” ืจื’ื™ืœ

ืื ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ ื ื›ืฉืœ:

  • ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืฆื™ื’ื” "ื ื›ืฉืœ" ืื• "ืฉื’ื™ืื”"
  • ืจืื” ืกืขื™ืฃ ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืœืžื˜ื”

ืฉืœื‘ 6: ืืžืช

ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื›ื™ื•ืœ, ื‘ื“ื•ืง:

  • Weigh calibration weight (should be exact)
  • Weigh known items (coins, etc.)
  • Try multiple items
  • Check consistency


Troubleshooting Calibration Issues

"FAIL" or "ERR" Display

Causes:

  • Wrong calibration weight used
  • Surface not level
  • Movement during calibration
  • Low batteries
  • Scale malfunction

Solutions:

1. Check you're using correct weight

2. Move to more stable surface

3. Replace batteries

4. Retry in calmer environment

5. Try again from beginning

Scale Won't Enter Calibration Mode

Try:

  • Different button combinations
  • Consulting manual
  • Turning off, waiting, trying again
  • Replacing batteries
  • Looking for hidden calibration button

Calibration Succeeds But Still Inaccurate

Possible issues:

  • Calibration weight itself is inaccurate
  • Scale has hardware damage
  • Environmental interference

Solutions:

  • Try different calibration weight
  • Verify weight with another scale
  • Test in different location
  • Contact manufacturer

Display Shows Wrong Required Weight

Normal variation:

Different models require different calibration weights. Use what YOUR scale displays, not what seems standard.


Calibration for Different Scale Types

Pocket Scales (0.1g)

Typical procedure:

  • 100g or 200g calibration
  • Simple CAL button process
  • Takes 1-2 minutes

Milligram Scales (0.001g)

More sensitive process:

  • Usually 10g or 20g calibration
  • Requires windshield closed
  • Extremely stable surface needed
  • More prone to environmental effects
  • May need multiple calibrations

Kitchen Scales

Often auto-calibrating:

  • Many don't have manual calibration
  • Reset to factory through menu
  • Less precise than pocket/milligram scales


Maintaining Calibration

Best Practices

Protect your calibration:

  • Store scale properly (case if included)
  • Avoid extreme temperatures
  • Don't drop or jar scale
  • Keep away from magnets
  • Handle gently

Regular checks:

  • Weekly: Verify with known weight
  • Monthly: Full recalibration
  • After any incident: Recalibrate

Environmental Factors

Affect accuracy:

  • Temperature changes
  • Humidity
  • Altitude changes
  • Air currents
  • Vibrations

When accuracy matters most:

Calibrate in the same environment where you'll be weighing.


Quick Reference

Common Calibration Button Combinations

Scale TypeCommon Method
AWSHold MODE 3+ seconds
FuzionHold TARE + ON
Smart WeighHold CAL button
GeminiHold MODE until CAL
GenericCheck for CAL or hidden button

DIY Weight Reference

NeedUse
5g1 nickel
10g2 nickels
50g10 nickels
100g20 nickels

Summary

Calibration is simple but essential:

1. Prepare - Stable surface, warmed up scale

2. Enter mode - Usually hold CAL or MODE

3. Zero - Let scale establish baseline

4. Weigh - Place exact required weight

5. Confirm - Wait for PASS indication

6. Verify - Test with known weights

Regular calibration ensures your scale stays accurate. A few minutes monthly prevents measurement problems.


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