Different way to trigger weighing than finger?

[GsHeri]

is there an alternative way to trigger the weighing to start?
placing the finger is super unstable and has a variance of a couple of grams. if we had "something" to activate the capacitance that was always the same weight, we could measure a lot more precisely. like coins, a specific material, anything?

[zioForas]

sausage

[bennotkin]

Any plugged in cord works well. I like placing my external SSD on the trackpad, taring, and using it as a weighing platform

[Rtful]

Any plugged in cord works well. I like placing my external SSD on the trackpad, taring, and using it as a weighing platform

But as soon as you lift your finger the reading goes away. Maybe I'm missing something but could you describe in more detail how exactly this works?

[bennotkin]

Maybe your cord is too insulated? The current in the cord should provide enough capacitance to trigger the trackpad

[dairui2]

The strength of each finger is different every time, making it impossible to accurately obtain the weight measurement.

[bennotkin]

The this is why you use the current in the cord. You don't need to use your fingers.