What is a ghost scale? How to prevent being cheated by ghost scales?

Ghost scales refer to electronic scales that have been illegally modified. This type of electronic scale can display false weights as needed, and can be restored to normal through password operation, making it impossible for industrial and commercial law enforcement officers to inspect, so it is called It is a "ghost scale".

How does the ghost scale operate? In the key operation window of general electronic scales, there are several keys such as "Unit Price 1", "Unit Price 2"..."Unit Price 7". On a normal scale, these keys are used to pre-store the unit prices of several goods, which is convenient for quick weighing and checkout. On the "ghost scale", these keys represent different weighing methods.

In daily consumption, consumers often feel that electronic scales are more reassuring, thus neglecting to check accurate measurement. However, electronic scales are still tricky. On some vendors, the phenomenon of using "ghost scales" to cause mischief still exists. .

Press the "Unit Price 1" button, and this scale will be a nine-liang and a half scale (the LCD screen displays one kilogram, and the actual weight of the item being weighed is nine-liang and a half). Press "Unit Price 2", it will be 9 liang scale, press "Unit Price 3", it will be 8 liang half scale. By analogy, "unit price 6" means seven taels. If you want to resume normal weighing, just press "Unit Price 7". This button is the reset button.

Put a 1kg weight on the electronic scale. Press "Unit Price 1", the electronic scale LCD displays the weight as "1.05 kg"; when pressing "Unit Price 2", it displays "1.11 kg"... When pressing "Unit Price 6", it displays "1.43 kg". When "Unit Price 7" is pressed, the LCD screen reads "1.00 kg" and the electronic scale returns to normal. The salesperson has various passwords for adjusting the scale and will restore the problematic scale to a normal scale during inspection, making many ghost scales difficult to detect.

During the "March 15" period in 2012, the "Beijing News" reported that many merchants in the Beijing-Shenzhen Seafood Market used "seven-liang scales" to deceive consumers. 2.6 kilograms of seafood could actually weigh 5.1 kilograms. Merchants say "ghost scales" like this are common in seafood markets. In addition to Xinfadi Market, there are also shops selling "ghost scales" in Yuegezhuang Wholesale Market.

There are people who specialize in modifying "ghost scales". They modify the mainboard and software of electronic scales, use passwords to arbitrarily modulate the measurement units, and modify and sell "ghost scales".

As for how consumers should deal with "ghost scales", quality supervision and law enforcement officials suggest that when consumers measure consumption, it is best to first observe whether there is a calibration mark on the electronic scale to determine whether the use of measuring instruments is legal. sex. After weighing and shopping, consumers should remember to use a fair scale in the market for re-weighing. Because the fair scale is set up as a market for management, and the market makes money by collecting management fees from merchants, there is no need to earn profits by taking illegal risks such as quejinduanliang. At the same time, fair scales must undergo periodic verification every year by legal measurement and testing units.

Consumers can bring a portable small scale and re-weigh the purchased goods on the spot to determine their actual weight.