BALANCE [Newton Scales]: 0 to 1200N

BALANCE [Newton Scales]: 0 to 1200N

• This Balance is a solid and sturdy scale calibrated in Newtons with range from 0 to 1200N in 10N steps.
• Dimensions 271 x 243 x 43mm.
• Mass 1.3kg
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(Wikipedia excerpt: ..."A spring scale measures mass by reporting the distance that a spring deflects under a load. This contrasts to a balance, which compares the torque on the arm due to a sample weight to the torque on the arm due to a standard reference mass using a horizontal lever. Spring scales measure force, which is the tension force of constraint acting on an object, opposing the local force of gravity.[22] They are usually calibrated so that measured force translates to mass at earth's gravity. The object to be weighed can be simply hung from the spring or set on a pivot and bearing platform.

In a spring scale, the spring either stretches (as in a hanging scale in the produce department of a grocery store) or compresses (as in a simple bathroom scale). By Hooke's law, every spring has a proportionality constant that relates how hard it is pulled to how far it stretches. Weighing scales use a spring with a known spring constant (see Hooke's law) and measure the displacement of the spring by any variety of mechanisms to produce an estimate of the gravitational force applied by the object.[23] Rack and pinion mechanisms are often used to convert the linear spring motion to a dial reading...")