Percent weighing, Operation – Ohaus GT Series Electronic Balance User Manual

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OPERATION

Percent Weighing

Percent Weighing is

enabled only

when

the Percent Function is selected under the
Setup menu. Refer to page 40. Percent
weighing permits you to place a reference
load on the balance, then view other loads
as a percentage of the reference. The load
you place on the platform as a reference
may be displayed as any percentage you
select from 5% to 100% (in 1% incre-
ments). One hundred percent does not
necessarily have to represent the reference load. Subsequent loads, displayed as a
percentage of the reference are limited only by the capacity of the balance. The
default setting is Reference 100%.

To perform percent weighing when in a weighing mode, use the following procedure:

2. Place an empty container on the pan (if one will be used).

. This is the current reference percentage.

NOTE

NOTE: The reference percentage can be changed to any value from 5 to 100.

increments to

NOTE

NOTE:

does not return to a lower number. Instead, it sends Set x%

command through the RS232 Interface, where x = 5 to 100.

5. When the selected reference value appears on the display, place the

reference load in the container (or directly on the platform if no container is

used).

, display indicates the reference load as

the percentage entered. The bar graph indicates the load relative to the

capacity of the balance.

7. Remove the reference load from the balance and replace it with another

load. The second load is displayed as a percentage of the reference.

to view alternate display in units.

9. To restart percent weighing at any time,

10.

to exit to a weighing mode.

EXAMPLE

A 10g reference load is set for 20%:

•

A subsequent load of 100 g will be
displayed as 200%.

•

A subsequent load of 200 g will be
displayed as 400%.