TripleBeam Balance Howto Guide Storing the Triple Beam

Triple-Beam Balance How-to Guide

Storing the Triple Beam Balance • Store the Triple Beam Balance with the largest rider (100 g) all the way to the RIGHT.

Carrying the Triple Beam Balance • Always carry with TWO HANDS - one on each end of the base. Hold it close to yourself and walk carefully.

Parts of the Triple Beam Balance

Zeroing the Triple Beam Balance • 1. Be sure that there is nothing on the pan and that the riders are all the way to the LEFT.

Zeroing the Triple Beam Balance • 2 a. If the needle is UP, turn the zero adjustment knob clockwise (turn the top toward you). . . • 2 b. If the needle is DOWN, turn the zero adjustment knob counterclockwise (turn the top away from you). . .

Zeroing the Triple Beam Balance • . . . until the needle is pointing directly in line with the balance marker. The balance is now Zeroed.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 1. Be sure the balance is zeroed. • 2. Place the object to be massed on the pan

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 3. Move the 100 g rider all the way to the right so that the needle is DOWN.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 4. Move the 100 g rider back to the left, one notch at a time, until the needle is UP.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 5. Move the 10 g rider all the way to the right so that the needle is DOWN.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 6. Move the 10 g rider back to the left, one notch at a time, until the needle is UP.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 7. Move the 1 g rider all the way to the right so that the needle is DOWN.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 8. Move the 1 g rider back to the left until the needle is even with the balance marker.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 9. Read the masses of the three riders and add them together.

Massing a small object on the Triple Beam Balance • 10. Note that the 1 g scale is divided into 0. 1 g increments. • Estimate to one more decimal place (0. 01 g).

Massing a large object on the Triple. Beam Balance • 1. If the object on the pan has so much mass that all the riders are not enough to balance it, there are extra masses that can be added to the triple-beam balance.

Massing a large object on the Triple. Beam Balance • 2. These extra masses are equivalent to 500 g or 1 kg and can be hung from tabs at the right end of the beams (near the needle).

Massing a large object on the Triple. Beam Balance • 3. Continue massing as you would with a small object.

Massing a large object on the Triple. Beam Balance • Read the masses displayed on the beams as usual, but add on the mass represented by the extra masses. In the example shown, the extra masses total 1000 g.

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