Rice Lake RL1200 Portable Beam Scale - Manual (Page 15)

Setting Up Your Scale 11
6. Hang the counterpoise assembly from the loop assembly at the tip of the beam.
Figure 2-17. Hanging Counterpoise Assembly
7. Place the scale on a firm, level surface.
8. Set poise(s) at zero and lock. Release the beam lock. Adjust the back balance assembly to bring the beam to a
horizontal position with the tip centered in the trig loop.
9. The zero adjustment screw must be turned clockwise to make the beam go up, and counter-clockwise to make
the beam go down.
Figure 2-18. Zero Adjustment Location
10.If the beam cannot be vertically centered, weight may be added or removed from the counterpoise assembly
as necessary by unscrewing the counterpoise weight and adding iron shot into the cavity.
Figure 2-19. Scale Reading on Zero