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8.5 Conversion Factors for Secondary Units
T h e I Q p l u s 5 9 0 - D C h a s t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o
mathematically convert a weight into many different
types of units and instantly display those results with a
press of the
UNITS key. Secondary units can be
specified on the FORMAT menu using the SECNDR
parameter, or by using EDP commands.
• To configure secondary units using the front
panel menus, use Table 8-4 to find the
c o nv e r s i o n m u l t i p l i e r f o r t h e M U LT
parameter. For example, if the primary unit is
pounds and the secondary unit is short tons,
set the MULT parameter to 0.00050, then
press to save the value.
• To configure secondary units using EDP
commands, use the Table 8-4 to find the
conversion multiplier for the SEC.MULT
command. For example, if the primary unit is
pounds and the secondary unit is short tons,
s e n d t h e E D P c o m m a n d S E C . M U LT =
0.0005<CR> to set the multiplier for the
secondary units.
• Long tons and grains units listed in Table 8-4
cannot be directly specified as primary or
secondary units on the IQ plus 590-DC
indicator. For these or other unlisted units of
w e i g h t , s p e c i f y N O N E o n t h e U N I T S
parameter.
NOTE: Ensure that the secondary decimal point
position is set appropriately for the scale capacity in
the secondary units. If the converted value requires
more digits than are available, the indicator will
display an overflow message (
OVERFL ).
For example, if the primary units are short tons,
secondary units are pounds, and the secondary
decimal point is set to 8888.88, the indicator will
overflow if 5 tons or more are applied to the scale.
With 5 tons applied, and a conversion factor of 2000,
the secondary units display needs five digits to the left
of the decimal point to display the 10000 lb secondary
units value.
Primary Unit x Multiplier Secondary Unit
grains 0.06480 grams
0.00229 ounces
0.00014 pounds
0.00006 kilograms
ounces 437.500 grains
28.3495 grams
0.06250 pounds
0.02835 kilograms
pounds 7000.00 grains
453.592 grams
16.0000 ounces
0.45359 kilograms
0.00050 short tons
0.00045 long tons
0.00045 metric tons
short tons 2000.00 pounds
907.185 kilograms
0.89286 long tons
0.90718 metric tons
grams 15.4324 grains
0.03527 ounces
0.00220 pounds
0.00100 kilograms
kilograms 15432.4 grains
35.2740 ounces
1000.00 grams
2.20462 pounds
0.00110 short tons
0.00098 long tons
0.00100 metric tons
metric tons 2204.62 pounds
1000.00 kilograms
1.10231 short tons
0.98421 long tons
long tons 2240.00 pounds
1016.05 kilograms
1.12000 short tons
1.01605 metric tons
Table 8-4. Conversion Factors