The largest weight that is allowed to be placed on the platform of this scale model. If this parameter is exceeded, the scales, at best, will not be able to show the correct data, at worst, they will completely fail. Obviously, the maximum weight is directly related to the purpose, but even kitchen scales can weigh both
up to 5 kg and up to 20 kg.
Actually, floor scales have the largest maximum measurement weight, in such models it can reach
200 kg or even more. And the most delicate are
jewelry models (refer to "Type"). Also note that in mechanical devices (refer to "Mechanism") the scale is usually graduated to the maximum weight.
Now on the market there are scales with such a maximum weight:
up to 1 kg,
up to 5 kg,
up to 10 kg,
up to 50 kg,
up to 150 kg,
up to 200 kg.
