Detecto 442 NIST certifiable balance beam scale

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Ordering Information SKU #: 17-537 Price: $749.95 Availability: In Stock Quantity:

Product Description

Scale Overview

The Detecto® Model 442* is a 350 pound/160 Kg capacity balance beam column scale from Detecto®, one of the world's leading manufacturers of personal and professional scales. This scale NIST Handbook 44* certifiable for weighing competitive athletes.

Tough and reliable, this balance beam scale is built to last for years in even the most demanding weighing applications. No need for batteries or A/C adapters. The scale's easy to read dual poise balance beam weighing mechanism makes weighing fast and easy.

The Model 442 scale's features include:

• Great Design - the Detecto® family of balance beam scales are a gold standard of clinical weighing with hundreds of thousands of units in use year after year in clinics around the world.

• High Accuracy - The Detecto® balance beam scale's weighing mechanism has been refined and field proven for years and is accurate over the full measuring range of 350 pounds/160 Kg in increments of 0.25 pound/100 g.

• Large weighing platform - the 13-3/4" x 18-1/2" weighing platform is covered with a non-slip cover.

• Dual mode - the balance beams include markings for both English (lb) and metric (Kg) units.

• Built strong - the scale weighing mechanism is manufactured using high strength hardened steel pivots and bearings and the entire scale is fabricated using steel and cast iron for high strength and long life.

• Warranty - one year limited warranty on all parts and labor. Repair and calibration service available worldwide.

This is a high quality balance beam scale that is equally at home in the clinic, hospital, health club, school or family bathroom. Built to last by one of the world's leading scale manufacturers, this scale will give you many years of trouble free service.

Scale Specifications

*NIST Handbook 44 is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly National Bureau of Standards, NBS) publication which specifies the legal metrology requirements for weighing and measuring devices. Competitive athletes such as wrestlers and boxers usually must be weighed on a scale calibrated per Handbook 44 before all official competitions.

**Various models of these scales are known as the 442, Detecto 442, Detecto 442 Certifier