Part VI DEAD-WEIGHT MACHINES
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| Vibrating weighing instruments | Accelerating weighing instruments |
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| Capacity of machine | Weight to be added to test sensitiveness when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Error in excess or in deficiency when fully loaded | Weight required to bring back the beam from position of greatest displacement when fully loaded |
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| Upon passing as fit for the for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade | In relation to the obliteration of stamps | Upon passing as fit for use for trade |
| 1 hundredweight | ½ ounce | 1½ ounces | 1 ounce | 2 ounces | 1 ounce | 2 ounces | 2 ounces |
| 3 hundredweight | 1 ounce | 3 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces | 2 ounces | 4 ounces | 4 ounces |
| 5 hundredweight | 1½ ounces | 4½ ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 3 ounces | 6 ounces | 6 ounces |
| 7 hundredweight | 2 ounces | 6 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces | 4 ounces | 8 ounces | 8 ounces |
| 10 hundredweight | 3 ounces | 9 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 6 ounces | 12 ounces | 12 ounces |
| 20 hundredweight | 5 ounces | 15 ounces | 10 ounces | 20 ounces | 10 ounces | 20 ounces | 20 ounces |
| 30 hundredweight | 6½ ounces | 19½ ounces | 13 ounces | 26 ounces | 13 ounces | 26 ounces | 26 ounces |
| 40 hundredweight | 8 ounces | 24 ounces | 16 ounces | 32 ounces | 16 ounces | 32 ounces | 32 ounces |
| 50 hundredweight | 10 ounces | 30 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces | 20 ounces | 40 ounces | 40 ounces |