Digital Salter Scales

The history of Salter and how Salter digital scales now fit into the company’s offering

Salter was originally a UK brand that set up in the 1760s supplying domestic weighing scales. Salter is now a global player with a really diverse product range, producing much more than just scales, but the majority of the scales it produces now are stylish Salter digital scales. 

Richard Salter was a spring maker from Bilston who started the Salter business by making ‘pocket steelyards’, which are a bit like fishermen’s scales. Little did he know that even these fishermen scales would be modernised into Salter digital scales two hundred and fifty years on.

In 1825, Richard Salter’s nephew, George Salter took over and set up a manufacturing business for Salter. This was the first step towards the Salter digital scales products we know today, as it was then that they started producing on a big scale. Even though Salter was making all kinds of scales, including the first bathroom scale, we doubtful even George fathomed bathroom Salter digital scales! Salter soon diversified out of scales and started to produce items as diverse as coin operated machines.

In the 1900s Salter went from strength to strength remarkably, was still owned by the same Salter family that set up the original Salter Scales business. It still stays true to its scale roots, as scales, albeit Salter digital scales, make up the majority of its core business, which is a great thing: Salter digital scales are the best in the business.

Finally, in 1972 Salter was bought by by Staveley Industries Plc and was split into separate subsidiaries, housewares and industrial etc but as we say, digital Salter scales are still in there in housewares, but they also make Salter digital scales for industrial purposes too.

Digital Weighting Scales

What are digital weighting scales?

Compact versions of digital weighting scales are portable and are able to weigh heavier loads than small pocket digital scales. Digital weighting scales are still as precise as their smaller cousins but tend to come with accessories to fulfil their extra functions. They can sometimes come with a weighing dish and calibration weights.  Digital weighting scales are great for situations when larger measures need to be weighed out, which could be cooking bit more likely business or for medical purposes.

As digital weighting scales tend to be bigger they also tend to be heavier with even the compact digital weighting scales weighing in at 500g. Digital weighting scales tend to be just as accurate, weighing in 0.1g increments, but can take loads sometimes in excess of 100-g/1kg.

Digital Weighting Scales

What are digital weighting scales?

Compact versions of digital weighting scales are portable and are able to weigh heavier loads than small pocket digital scales. Digital weighting scales are still as precise as their smaller cousins but tend to come with accessories to fulfil their extra functions. They can sometimes come with a weighing dish and calibration weights.  Digital weighting scales are great for situations when larger measures need to be weighed out, which could be cooking bit more likely business or for medical purposes.

As digital weighting scales tend to be bigger they also tend to be heavier with even the compact digital weighting scales weighing in at 500g. Digital weighting scales tend to be just as accurate, weighing in 0.1g increments, but can take loads sometimes in excess of 100-g/1kg.

Electronic Scales

Why using pallet trucks with electronic scales is useful

Pallet trucks need to transport very heavy material from one place to another. Carrying very heavy goods comes with risks and so each pallet truck has a maximum capacity it can carry. In the interests of safety, this weight must never be surpassed. This is why electronic scales are very useful in this industry. Electronic scales can weigh material with unparalleled precision. As more material is loaded on to the truck, the electronic scales can be watched to see if the truck can take any more weight. With some electronic scales you can set a maximum to be reached and the electronic scales make a sound when that weight is reached.

The electronic scales on the pallet truck work by a user reading the weight displayed on the LCD screen. Electronic scales for these kinds of labouring purposes tend to be waterproof too.

Fox Digital Scales

Fox Digital Scales Review

Fox digital Scales, as one reviewer called them, are a ‘Handy bit of bank side kit ‘.

Fox digital scales are fairly lightweight ad pocket-sized. You’ll find that a weigh bar is not necessary as the Fox digital scales scales have strong handles built into them, which can be folded down.

They come with a protective plastic case, making them extra durable. Fox digital scales have a memory function, which records weights of catches. Fox digital scales weighs in pounds and kilos. The screen is backlit making it easy to read. It also has clock and calendar features, to help you remember the wife’s birthday and when she wants you home.

The instruction manual can be stuck on the back of the Fox digital scales, so you learn on the move.

Going digital has many benefits for the serious fisher, so we’d recommend Fox Digital Scales to anyone who invests much time in this

Hand held Scales

What to expect from hand held scales

Hand held scales are usually useful for weighing items quickly. Hand held scales don’t balance in the same ways as scales, which require a stable platform.  Hand held scales tend to come with a hook to attach items for weighing onto. Items commonly weighed by hand held scales usually include fire extinguishers, suitcases and small bags and often have a feature, which takes the maximum weight of an item. Most hand held scales come with plastic covers to protect them and make them last longer, and the LCD screen tends to be fairly sizable on these products. Hand held scales, like most other digital scales, have a stand by function switching them off if they remain unused for a

Jennings Pocket Scales

Jennings Pocket Scales come in all shapes and mini sizes. The Jennings Pocket Scales range includes JSV-Dually, Jennings JS-V Series, Jennings JS-VG Series, Jennings JS-XV Series, Jennings ROBO, Jennings J-Scale Mini, Jennings HP-50X, Jennings Credit-Card Series, Jennings CD Scale Series, Jennings Matchbox Series.

Jennings Pocket Scales were the first to bring out the Pocket Watchscale. It is exactly what it says it is, not a set of ordinary Jennings Pocket Scales but a scale set on a watch, which takes portable to the next level.

Not only is it super small and super useful, but the Jennings Pocket Scales watchscale measure in Grams, Ounces, Troy Ounces and PennyWeight. In fact, it doesn’t lose any of the associated Jennings Pockets Scales features – it is has a Tare feature, its Protective-Cover also works as a tray that expands its overall weight load by increasing the surface area for materials to be placed on. It has a blue back light LCD display Screen for easy reading and it turns itself off after just 30 seconds. The Jennings Pocket Scales watchscale calibrates with 200g calibration and it weighs up to 300.0g in 0.1g increments. The Jennings Pocket Scales watchscale is super cool: “Tranformers in disguise”!

Kitchen Scales

Kitchen Scales review

The amount of choice in the kitchen scales market is vast, from digital kitchen scales to rustic kitchen scales and to the ultra-modern talking kitchen scales. However, in our search to find the most popular, the Salter Stainless Steel 1035 SSBKDR Platform Electronic Kitchen Scale comes up top.

These are great kitchen scales. Slim, svelte and stylish.  These Salter kitchen scales weigh in 1g increments, which are great if you are on a diet. They display the weight with ease. It doesn’t come with it’s own bowl, which makes it even smaller and your kitchen more likely to be clutter free. Instead, you simply use whichever bowl you want from your cupboard and press a button to set it to zero. It has a standby function and the raised plate means you can put any sized container on top of it.

Fantastic kitchen scales!

Luggage Scales

Helping you to keep budget travel costs down with luggage scales

Budget low cost flights can work out just as expensive as classier carrier alternatives if you’re not careful. Ryanair is even due to bring out ‘a spend pound to a spend a penny’ service deal, where customers have to spend a pound to use the toilets on board!

Customers are more used to their stingy baggage policy, although this has become more of slippery subject recently with them downsizing the weight and size of on board luggage allowed. Even the luggage that’s checked in, which costs you, comes with an extra levy if it is exceeds the maximum allowance. So to stay one step ahead invest in some luggage scales to prevent nasty surprises at check-in. You should pack your luggage scales too, as luggage seems to expand in size by the time home time arrives.

With the Balzanna luggage scales just strap the case on the strap and lift from the ground until the noise sounds. The weight displays on the screen. Remember to take into consideration the weight of the luggage scales, as you will need to pack the luggage scales in your bag.

Use luggage scales to save a few pounds in case you need to spend a penny later!

Mini Pocket Scales

When to recalibrate Mini Pocket Scales

People often ask us about when to recalibrate mini pocket scales, so we thought we’d write a quick article on it.

If the mini pocket scales screen ever reads ‘LLL’ or ‘EEE’ it suggests that the weighing mechanism has been damaged, likely from the mini pocket scales being dropped.  This could be critical but it’s worth trying to recalibrate it by following the instructions.

If the screen reads ‘888’, it suggests that the batteries are close to running out. Alternatively, that the mini pocket scales are having trouble defining what ‘0’ is. If you replace the batteries and the problem persists, you will need to send your mini pocket scales in for repair, if they are still under guarantee.

‘UNST’ means that the machine is on an uneven surface. If you are sure that this is not the problem, then it indicates that the mini pocket scales has load cell damage. If this is the case, please try recalibrating the mini pocket scales. If this produces no positive outcome then you will need to consult your warranty guidelines.