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10.8 Conversion Factors for Secondary Units
The 820i has the capability to mathematically convert a weight into many different types of units and instantly display those
results with a press of the
UNITS
key.
Secondary and tertiary units can be specified on the FORMAT menu using the SECNDR and TERTIA parameters, or by using
serial commands.
• To configure secondary or tertiary units using the front panel menus, use the Table 10-8 to find the conversion multiplier
for the MULT parameter. For example, if the primary unit is pounds and the secondary unit is short tons, set the MULT
parameter to 0.000500.
• To configure secondary or tertiary units using serial commands, use the Table 10-8 to find the conversion multiplier for
the SC.SEC.MULT or SC.TER.MULT command. For example, if the primary unit is pounds and the secondary unit is
short tons, send the serial command SC.SEC.MULT= 0.0005<CR> to set the multiplier for the secondary units.
Ensure that the secondary decimal point position is set appropriately for the scale capacity in the secondary units. If
the converted value requires more digits than are available, the indicator displays an overflow message (OVERFL).
For example, if the primary units are short tons, secondary units are pounds, and the secondary decimal point is set to
8888.888, the indicator will overflow if 5 tons or more are applied to the scale. With 5 tons applied, and a conversion factor of
2000, the secondary units display needs five digits to the left of the decimal point to display the 10000 lb secondary units value.
Primary Unit x Multiplier
Secondary/
Tertiary Unit
grains 0.064799 grams
0.002286 ounces
0.000143 pounds
0.000065 kilograms
0.002083 troy ounces
0.000174 troy pounds
ounces 437.500 grains
28.3495 grams
0.06250 pounds
0.02835 kilograms
0.911458 troy ounces
0.075955 troy pounds
pounds 7000.00 grains
453.592 grams
16.0000 ounces
0.453592 kilograms
14.58333 troy ounces
1.215278 troy pounds
0.000500 short tons
0.000446 long tons
0.000453 metric tons
grams 15.4324 grains
0.035274 ounces
0.002205 pounds
0.001000 kilograms
0.032151 troy ounces
0.002679 troy pounds
Table 10-8. Conversion Factors
Note