11 conversion factors for secondary units – Rice Lake 520 HMI Digital Weight Indicator Installation Manual User Manual
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12.11 Conversion Factors for Secondary Units
The
520
has the capability to mathematically convert a
weight into many different types of units and instantly
display those results with a press of the
UNITS
key.
Secondary units can be specified on the FORMAT
menu using the SECNDR parameter, or by using EDP
commands.
•
To configure secondary units using the front
panel menus, use the Table 12-11 to find the
conversion multiplier for the MULT parameter.
For example, if the primary unit is pounds and
the secondary unit is short tons, set the MULT
parameter to 0.000500.
•
To configure secondary units using EDP
commands, use the Table 12-11 to find the
conversion multiplier for the SEC.MULT
command. For example, if the primary unit is
pounds and the secondary unit is short tons,
s e n d t h e E D P c o m m a n d S E C . M U LT =
0.0005
secondary units.
Note
Ensure that the secondary decimal point
position is set appropriately for the scale
capacity in the secondary units. If the converted
value requires more digits than are available,
the indicator will display an overflow message
(OVERFL).
For example, if the primary units are short tons,
secondary units are pounds, and the secondary decimal
point is set to 8888.888, the indicator will overflow if 5
tons or more are applied to the scale. With 5 tons
applied, and a conversion factor of 2,000, the
secondary units display needs five digits to the left of
the decimal point to display the 10,000 lb secondary
units value.
Table 12-11. Conversion Factors
Primary Unit
x Multiplier
Secondary Unit
grains
0.064799
grams
0.002286
ounces
0.000143
pounds
0.000065
kilograms
0.002083
troy ounces
0.000174
troy pounds
ounces
437.500
grains
28.3495
grams
0.06250
pounds
0.02835
kilograms
0.911458
troy ounces
0.075955
troy pounds
pounds
7000.00
grains
453.592
grams
16.0000
ounces
0.453592
kilograms
14.58333
troy ounces
1.215278
troy pounds
0.000500
short tons
0.000446
long tons
0.000453
metric tons
grams
15.4324
grains
0.035274
ounces
0.002205
pounds
0.001000
kilograms
0.032151
troy ounces
0.002679
troy pounds
kilograms
15432.4
grains
35.2740
ounces
1000.00
grams
2.20462
pounds
32.15075
troy ounces
2.679229
troy pounds
0.001102
short tons
0.000984
long tons
0.001000
metric tons
short tons
2000.00
pounds
907.185
kilograms
0.892857
long tons
0.907185
metric tons
metric tons
2204.62
pounds
1000.00
kilograms
1.10231
short tons
0.984207
long tons
long tons
2240.00
pounds
1016.05
kilograms
1.12000
short tons
1.01605
metric tons
Primary Unit
x Multiplier
Secondary Unit
Table 12-11. Conversion Factors (Continued)