Buyer Beware – AA Battery Powered Scales

If you are planning on using batteries to power your scale, pay careful attention to the size of battery used (AA, C, or D-cell) as it is a key factor in the total cost of the scale over its lifespan. For example, one popular brand of scales uses six AA-cell alkaline batteries that provide “25 hours of continuous use”. With a one minute turn-off, this means one can expect only 1,500 weighings per set of batteries.

Viewing this another way, you will need over 65 sets of batteries (390 batteries) per 100,000 weighing measurements! Factor in the cost of time to change the batteries and you are looking at well over $500 in battery costs per 100k weighings – a huge portion of the life cycle cost of the scale.

In contrast, Befour’s new CX7 console features our exclusive ECO Weigh, the most efficient battery system on the market, which provides an astounding 100,000+ weighings on four D cell alkaline flash light batteries. We include the first set with your scale, so you are “good to go”.

Befour’s nearest competitive brand is many times less efficient, providing only 20,000 weighings per set of six D-cells. Other scale brands use six C-cells and typically get around 10,000 weighings per set. While the battery costs of the these C and D-cell powered scales are significantly more expensive than Befour’s ECO Weigh scales, they are still much lower than the AA-cell powered scales.

Bottom Line: Regardless of the scale’s initial purchase price, AA- cell powered scales are like a car that gets only 2 miles per gallon of gas – it is very costly to keep it on the road. Continuing this vehicle analogy, CX7 scales with ECO Weigh are like a car that will give you 100 miles per gallon, making Befour the true “best bang for the buck”.