| #1  07-08-2011, 08:42 PM | ||||
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| Scales - Digital or Mechanical Just got back into fishing after a few years absence and I have a set of the Avons which seem to work fine. What I do see now is on ebay there are loads of fairly cheap digital scales, these cost a fortune when I was into fishing and I was wondering if the Avon scales would be better replaced by a digital pair! What do people currently use? Thanks!     |
| #2 07-08-2011, 09:16 PM | ||||
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| Re: Scales - Digital or Mechanical keep ur avons .. no need to worry about batterys and you can argue they are more robust eg no delecate elecronics to break.. just get ur avons cheacked for accuracy(i dont know how to go about that though) __________________ A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work................ Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit on the bank and drink beer all day. |
| #3 07-16-2011, 11:38 AM | ||||
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| Re: Scales - Digital or Mechanical Mechanical scales ,calibrated now and again are great , trouble with the digi`s are they break !!! .I have a 3 month old set of Berkleys digitals ,and hey ho the display has already lost some digits on the one side ,so when they die its traditionals again for me .... __________________ Mike.. Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but time Mike`s Fishing Photo Gallery |
| #4 07-16-2011, 11:48 AM | ||||
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| Re: Scales - Digital or Mechanical you could use coins to check the accuracy of your scales, for example a £2 coin weighs 12 grams (you may need a few). you can check the Royal Mints site for other official weights of other coins. |
| #5 07-16-2011, 05:50 PM | ||||
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| Re: Scales - Digital or Mechanical Ive Got A Pair Of Ron Thomson Digital Scales Which I Use For My General Kit. But My Serious Carp Gear Has A Set Of Reuben Heaton Scales In. |
| #6 07-17-2011, 08:46 AM | |||
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| Re: Scales - Digital or Mechanical had my Avon scales for probably 8 - 10 years and they always work, highly recommended! __________________ www.riverswayonline.co.uk |
| #7 07-17-2011, 05:22 PM | ||||
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| Re: Scales - Digital or Mechanical I got some of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT I thought they would be crap for less than £2.50 but they are suprisingly good quality. I had to wait 3 weeks but it was well worth the wait. I havnt used them much but I will let you know if they stand the test of time. Jason __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> |
