Scale Recommendations

[thefro526]

I've used a scale similar to this one since 2006 for weighing robots: http://www.amazon.com/Pelouze-RUBBER...392618&sr=8-15

At ~$150 it's a worthwhile investment, especially if you take care of it and get a few seasons out of it. We added a 38"x28" piece of plywood to ours along with some simple brackets to hold the plywood to the scale and it works great for weighing robots.

One thing to remember when looking at scales is that you're limited by it's minimum increment and accuracy. Depending on what you get, this could lead you to be off by +/- a pound or two.

[scott]

447 uses a 4-pad Long Acre Racing setup. A mentor is kind enough to allow us to use his personal set. It is really nice to be able to see how each adjustment could affect the balance of the robot, and these came really handy this year to get the weight bias we were looking for. Pricey, but another option...

[Peck]

we use a shipping scale one of our sponsors (tx seagate) has.

[Nate Laverdure]

Also: you could take your robot to visit your local veterinary clinic. Vets usually have a large walk-on scale that should be kept very well-calibrated.

[lorem3k]

Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure

Also: you could take your robot to visit your local veterinary clinic. Vets usually have a large walk-on scale that should be kept very well-calibrated.

What do you mean it's only for pets? This thing IS our pet!

[Po Taters]

Thanks for the really creative suggestions!

[Big Ideas]

Try using 2 hand held luggage scales. $20 each at Bead Bath and Beyond or similar. Will hold 75 pounds each. 2 team members can safely weigh a full size robot with the pair. Must calibrate to verify reading buy our pair is 1.2 lb over at 120lbs. Lasted 4 seasons and still going strong. Also use for airline luggage and tool totes.