Specifications and Tolerances for Weights and Measures and Weighing and Measuring Devices as Adopted by the Eleventh Annual Conference on the Weights and Measures of the United States: Held at the Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., May 23-26, 1916, and Recommended by the Bureau of Standards for Adoption by the Several States. Issued November 13, 1916 |
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½ ounce adjusting pin allowed in excess apply bushel butter-fat-test scales cap-seat or stopple clear interval computing scales constructed counter platform scales counter scales devices for adjusting Drams dry capacity measures dry measures error exceed excess or deficiency face or dial following values gallon graduated beam graduated scale Grains greater than one-half heading Scales inch indications are changed knife-edges lesser load leveling device Load Tolerance main graduation marks manufacturers maximum sensibility reciprocal measures of length metric system Milligrams minimum graduations one-half the tolerance operative or accessible oscillate with reference ounce or 15 pan or plate pint pointer poise position of equilibrium prescription scales quart ratio reading face rebalanced at zero scale is level scale or arc scale or balance scales and balances SCALES Definition scales equipped scoop sensibility reciprocal allowable Specifications.-1 tolerance allowed Tolerances.-The tolerances tool or device trig-loop value graduation values given weight indications weight required Weight Tolerance