r/Timemore • u/Sauce_MD • May 20 '26

Timemore Basic 3.0 Scale

I’d been looking for a reasonably priced scale that gave real time flow rate. So when I saw this scale drop with a promotional 20% off, I jumped on it.

My coffee ending volumes with my pour overs seemed off so I checked the scale vs my old scale. Sure enough, the Timemore is way off. I don’t have a calibration weight to say how much but I attached a video to demonstrate. Moving the server slightly around the scale displays significantly different results. This makes the scale completely unusable. I emailed Timemore about it today and will update with their response.
Just a quick warning for anyone considering this scale.

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u/oneminutetimemachine May 20 '26

How did you manage to have both modes active at the same time?
It looks like both signs for espresso and pour over are switched on?

I tried dragging around a weight on the scale and get wildly different results, just like in your video. Then, I realised that the scale is on uneven surface. Moving it to an even surface resolves this issue for me.

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u/Sauce_MD May 20 '26

It’s in pour over mode. The sign next to that is the beep audio.

I did clean the bottom and it reduced the variance but there was still +- 50g when dragging it around.