Opinions on A&D EJ-123 Electronic scale.

[atkins08]

Just curious if anybody has any experience on this scale. I just can't swing a fx120 this year, and the place I called recommended this as a good cheaper scale. Price is around $320.
Thanks for any help

 

[T-shooter]

I had seriously considered one but after trying a few different scales, went with the A&D FX 300i (same as FX120i with more capacity). Here are some reviews on the EJ-123.
http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/and-newton-ej-123.html
I also has the GemPro-300 and a Veritas S63. The GemPro was useable but the Veritas was beyond horrible. It was sent back. Never could get it stable enough to use. The GemPro-300 will measure yo +/- .02 grain probably 95% of the time. The FX-300i reads the exact same weight every time after I sorted the electrical problems out in the house. The other 2 scales can run off battery power eliminating the household power.

All of these electronic scales has to be dead level and on a sturdy table.

 

[nmkid]

Do you just use a regular powder pan from a beam scale?

 

[atkins08]

Do you just use a regular powder pan from a beam scale?

Yes right now I am

 

[Shynloco]

I had seriously considered one but after trying a few different scales, went with the A&D FX 300i (same as FX120i with more capacity). Here are some reviews on the EJ-123.
http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/and-newton-ej-123.html
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All of these electronic scales has to be dead level and on a sturdy table.

In addition, electronic scales need to be free from interference, including natural, ie. wind or a breeze caused possibly by a ceiling fan or an open window; electronic such as radio waves or light frequency from a ballast or even a cycling refrigerator motor that emits a radio wave when it cycles or any other cycling motor; and even an uneven power surge. I've found the more expensive a scale, the more sensitive it can be to these aforementioned sources of interference. And some models, may require as much as 5 minutes to warm up before they'll stop drifting. What I do with my scales is they are plugged into a good surge protector (dedicated so as no other electrical units are plugged into this power source) to ensure no power surge problems will occur and I have my overhead lights a minimum of 48" above the scales. I've tested and found any fluorescent lighting lower than that causes my scales to go nuts because of the ballast that fires and emits a radio signal. Info only and remember to let your scales warm up. You'll
know she's ready when the drifting and irregular reading stop appearing. Good luck and enjoy that scale.

Alex