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  • From: sora AT coldreams.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] scales and electricity
  • Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 12:37:07 -0700 (PDT)

>
> I have a question for those who use scales at their farmers markets.? Is
> electricity provided?? If it is not, I presume you have a battery powered
> scale.? If you do not have a battery powered scale, how do you power it??
>
> Here is the situation. Some close friends own a small grocery store chain
> and one of their price computing scales isn't working correctly, the
> memory won't remember price changes anymore. They chose to replace it with
> a new scales.? They GAVE me the old scales.? It is a Mettler-Toledo 8450.?
> I have found it for sale online for $600-$2,100.? The problem is I only
> have easy access to electricity at one of my markets.? So, how can I get
> electricity?? I was thinking I could use a power inverter that plugs into
> the cig lighter in my truck and run an extension cord to my stand.? Would
> that work?? Will it run down my battery??

Jay...there should be no reason the inverter wouldn't work...our folk are
powering freezers and fridges with inverters without having to run the
trucks.
Try it out...should be fine....





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