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Old Dec 17, 2013, 6:19 am
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djk7
 
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Originally Posted by xmlsoa

Also, I am using a personal bathroom weighing scale to measure the weights i.e. I lift the bag while I am standing on it. Then weight myself without it - DIFFERENCE = BAG weight. Are these values usually OFF?
It depends on the scale. I have cheap dial scale that under weighs by around 2-3%. I also have a decent digital scale that is pretty accurate. The method you are using should be fine assuming your scale is good.
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