What's a good digital scale and chronograph?

poopgiggle · Mar 28, 2016

everything digital runs out of batteries or blows a capacitor at exactly the wrong time

gravity never runs out of batteries. gravity doesn't know what a capacitor is. use gravity.

get off my lawn.

drmitchgibson · Mar 28, 2016

Capacitors are better than ever. Some will never fail.

45recoil · Mar 29, 2016

dr poopgiggle said:
everything digital runs out of batteries or blows a capacitor at exactly the wrong timegravity never runs out of batteries. gravity doesn't know what a capacitor is. use gravity.get off my lawn.

Mitch Gibson said:
Capacitors are better than ever. Some will never fail.

The battle of wits has commenced!

drmitchgibson · Mar 29, 2016

Battery-eliminator-style power supply eliminates batteries. Electric power will never be allowed to fail for an extended period, and for short term issues there are.... an unlimited supply of batteries. Digital is very fast, a balance is very slow.

Also, never, ever trust the mechanical balance scale at your doctor's office or at a hospital or any other healthcare institution. Or anywhere else. They are never checked, and are usually off by way more than you care to imagine.