Balancing act

[ffutures]

Back when I started as a technician a 300g balance with 2 decimal place accuracy was about the price of a small car; currently they're around the price of a TV set and rapidly falling. So the [expletive deleted] examiners decided that they wanted students to start using 3 place accuracy if possible, and marking accordingly. And they're still expensive, about a thousand quid for a good one.

But I've just managed to persuade a VERY reputable balance manufacturer to sell us a 300g balance with three decimal place accuracy for £295, about a third of the usual price. It's reconditioned but fully guaranteed, and ought to be ideal for our needs. I am, in consequence, feeling VERY smug...

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Balances in Schools

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We had three at the school I was doing my A2's at, down to an accuracy of 0.02g for all the people doing Chemistry, Biology and Physics, (oh the memory's of physics experiments going wrong...) all where 20 years old or more, and a pain to use.