 | Brand Detecto Model 437 Listprice $532.00 Price $144.12 |
Detecto's model 437 features a platform cover that is easily removed for cleaning. The die-cast beam can be easily read from either side. Detecto continues to set the pace in the clinical scale industry, backed by over a century of leadership. Every Detecto physician scale features a time-honored reputation for rigid construction and precision engineering. This assures an unbeatably rugged product that guarantees accuracy and durability. All Detecto scales are tested with weights traceable to the US Bureau of Standards. ....read more
Detecto Balance scale great item
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
We received our item very quickly and found it easy to put together. Very accurate device. We would highly recommend this to anyone.
Detecto 437 Balance Beam Doctor/Physician Scale
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It took awhile, but I was finally able to purchase this at a reasonable price. The product arrived in strong packaging, so it was in good condition. I did not find it difficult to assemble, since I had someone to help hold the top part while I hooked it to the mechanism in the bottom portion which makes it work. It would be hard to do alone. The instructions for fine-tuning it were clear and easy to apply. It is vary accurate. The readings on our scale matched the readings on the scales of 3 different doctors offices.
Accurate Scale
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This scale is very accurate. It is easy to assemble. The first time I stepped on the scale I discovered I was 12 pounds lighter than my old bathroom scale said I was. If you are seriously dieting this is the scale you want.
A Scale well worth the money.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Having been on a diet over the last nine weeks and after being weighed weekly at the clinic I was using, I decided that I needed an accurate scale. It became obvious that it was an absolute necessity to continue the diet and to control my weight. My previous experience has been with standard bathroom scales either electronic or spring. They all have their limitations from being downright inaccurate to a pain to keep in batteries. Since my doctor had been weighing me on a balance beam scale and that the scale could accurately measure within a quarter pound I decided that was what I needed. After doing some research and just happening on a How It’s Made program featuring a Detecto 437 I came to Amazon and purchased one. It came as a complete suprise to me that a balance beam scale was very reasonable priced for what you get. The assembly was a breese and the calibration was fast and easy. When I stepped on the scale it was within a half pound of the scale I had been on at the doctor’s the previous day. I was sold! If you need an accurate and reliable sale look no further than the 437. And it is made in the USA!
Ideal Weight
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
After having numerous store-bought scales, always thinking, Geez, I don’t weigh that much or WOW,I lost a few,only to find out the scale was the culprit. The adjusting wheel would only “Zero” the dial, and not correct the problem. The Detecto “physicians scale”Detecto 437 Balance Beam Doctor/Physician Scale, 400 lbs, Made in the USAis just what I was looking for. After an easy assembly and adjustment I checked the accuracy by putting various weights on the platform, from 25#s to 250#s and it was “right on”. I wish I would have bought this sooner, and it’s “Made in the USA” !!!!
Review Of Detecto Models 437/439 Balance Beam Scale
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The Detecto Model 437/439 (the 439 has the height measuring rod)
balance beam scale is virtually idential to what you are used to
seeing in a doctor’s office. I need to check the next time I’m in
my doctor’s office but the 437/439 may be of lighter construction
(but perfectly adequate for the typical home environment).
In the several weeks that I have had the 439 (I ordered the Model
437 but the box contained the Model 439) I have been impressed at :
a.) How repeatable the measurements are
b.) How the scale’s calibration stays the
same even when the scale is moved.
The scale arrived in a very rugged cardboard box and the only
assembly was to attach the vertical upright portion of the
scale to the floor assembly (that you stand on).
I think that there could be a slight weakness in the design in
the way the two pieces attach as there might be a problem with
metal fatigue if the scale was dragged around a lot by it’s
vertical member.
The floor assembly has two metal ‘tabs’ that project up and it
is over those ‘tabs’ that the vertical member is placed and then
secured with four screws on the back and two on the front. The
vertical member exhibits good stiffness when exposed to front-back
pressure but it shows less resistance to side-to-side pressures
because there are no securing elements in those directions.
Long-term I may buy some small metal angle-brackets and mount them
to the left and right of the vertical member to provide support in
that plane (but I may never get around to it because in my household
the scale will not be abused and so will probably never have a
problem).
My overall evaluation of the product is that it’s a bargain for the
couple of hundred dollars that I paid for mine through NorthShore
Supply (and the people there seem like nice folks).
Detecto 437
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I have found this scale to be very accurate and reliable. I can recommend it to anyone who needs an accurate weight check.