How do mechanical and electronic scales work?
Mechanical, electromechanical and electronic scales The first scales that carried the seca logo were mechanical models. Scales are still found today in the range of products that evoke memories of the classic scales, which are of course much improved. In the course of further technical development, electromechanical scales came more into use. With these products, the weight is determined mechanically, but displayed digitally. Today, electronic scales ensure precise measurement results. Practical equipment and auxiliary functions round out weighing technology. How does a mechanical scale work? A mechanical flat scale works as follows. The weight acting upon the platform of the scale is transferred to a load lever system. The system reduces the weight acting upon the platform to the measuring equipment by a fixed transformation ratio. A weight that presses on the platform with 100 kg, for example, is reduced to 10 kg. In other words, the transformation ratio is 10:1. The load lever syste
