Ridicule

dfk41

Here we go. I bought some new usb powered scales from Temu, charged them up and all was well the first couple of uses. Now, I switch them on, tare them, set the timer off and start to brew. All seems to go well until roughly half way through the weight display starts to go backwards, counting down not up! The instructions are both tiny and Chinglish. I thought I would ask on here, fully expecting cream pies to be thrown at me!

John_Yossarian

dfk41 I have tried them, it did not work, asked to send it back, they said keep it, I got the refund. Never ever again.
I would say asking for cream pies to be thrown at you, sounds almost as a favour to you, especially if you liked them 😀

DavecUK

I Chinese there is a translation….

Temu = Rubbish

dfk41

John_Yossarian I did as you say John and went for the the automatic refund. When I first used Temu a year ago I requested a refund and did actually have to send the item back so that is a good move forward. The scales were only £7. Tomorrow I might find a magnifying glass and decipher the instructions±

JHCCoffee

I have several scales:

A Skale, which works well with my Decent (its also firmware and software app updatable; the app tracks everything; and it has a removable and washable top). However I don’t use the Skale app, as the Decent app handles all.
A Difluid Microbalance - Similar features to a Skale and very well built. Its incredibly sensitive; so don’t touch its sides. It also has slow but acceptable customer service via Discord.
A SearchPean Tiny 2S, for travel. Nice and small. Bought on Amazon. First one was defective; second one is working fine, at the moment. Temu, AliExpress, Amazon all source the same cr**p from low quality manufacturers, with some exceptions.

dfk41

JHCCoffee I am not far enough down the brewed rabbit hole yet to buy these specialist scales. No doubt it will come one day but I am still unhappy with what I am producing. When the day comes that I find a coffee I am enjoying, then we will see!

MWJB

dfk41 I am not far enough down the brewed rabbit hole yet to buy these specialist scales.

I buy scales that are clear to read, don’t time out, water resistance (IP65) handy.

Unless your scales can talk to your espresso machine, for example, I don’t see any benefit to coffee oriented/marketed scales. I don’t even like scales with a built in timer.

For brewed you’re not limited to low profile scales that need to allow space for a cup to fit under a portafilter.

dfk41

MWJB Can you suggest such a set Mark? I also have these ones

https://bellabarista.co.uk/collections/scales/products/digital-drip-coffee-scale-3kg-0-1g-with-timer-function

They worked fine till last week when they would not switch on. Then after I had bought the Temu ones I realised my son had pranked me and reversed one of the batteries!

Amberale

I have two sets for coffee.
One is a very small Hornandy scale marketed for reloading ammunition that is theoretically accurate to 0.005g
I did not buy it for coffee.
The other is a waterproof set of scales that cost me just under $100aud from a head(druggie) shop, that is allegedly accurate to 0.01g.
I mean you want your crack dealer to be fair don’t you?
Neither has Bluetooth or any other interaction but both work well and have withstood showers.

MWJB

dfk41 Unfortunately, models change/are replaced frequently so I can’t see a link for mine (already tried), but they are ‘On Balance WA-500’. Weigh up to 3kg in 0.1g resolution.