A&D EK-1200i NTEP Jewelry Compact: Gold-Buy vs SJX from Cypress
A Houston gold-buy counter that priced the OHAUS SJX last week still has to pick a compact. The house compact All Scales USA actually stocks in Cypress is the A&D EK-1200i — 1200 g × 0.1 g, $308.99, NTEP Class II CC 04-019A3. Live slug: a-d-ek-1200i-compact-balance. This post is gold-buy vs SJX vs GL2202i from Cypress. It is not a rewrite of the old EK-1200i review already on the blog.
Caption: EK-1200i in Cypress — 1200 g × 0.1 g, NTEP Class II CC 04-019A3, jewelry leaf.
What the live page actually prints
Brand A&D. Model EK-1200i. Product type compact balance. Capacity × readability 1200 g × 0.1 g. NTEP Class II, CC 04-019A3 on this live SKU. SKU printed EK-1200i. It is on jewelry scales. Maker: A&D Everest EK-1200i. Sister dealer page: ek1200i.com. A $318.99 clone slug exists without a matching page title — we point at this compact-balance listing. We will not write a second EK-1200i article for the clone.
Texas trade still needs a place-in-service: NTEP in Texas and NTEP legal-for-trade.
Gold-buy vs SJX vs GL2202i already posted
The SJX we already posted is the OHAUS SJX1502N from Cypress — Class II, 0.01 g display / certified e 0.1 g. If the gold-buy needs a tenth of a gram legal increment and a jewelry-class pan, stay on that post. If the counter wants the house 1200 g compact that Cypress has sold for years, this EK-1200i is the carton. Readability on this live EK-1200i is 0.1 g — not 0.01 g.
The Sartorius we already posted is the GL2202i from Cypress — 2200 g × 0.01 g. Live page on that SKU prints no NTEP. Do not order GL2202i because you wanted Class II on the nameplate. Do not order EK-1200i because you wanted 0.01 g.
Caption: SJX1502N already posted — 0.01 g class jewelry compact. Not a substitute for this 0.1 g EK-1200i.
Pete at pete@allscales.com, (832) 766-5410, asks four things.
Heaviest piece this week under 1200 g? Over that, EK-1200i is the wrong ceiling.
Do you need 0.01 g, or is 0.1 g the gold-buy increment you actually use?
Texas sale by weight? This SKU prints NTEP Class II CC 04-019A3. Place in service. GL2202i live page does not.
Counting / parts? EK-i counts. Confirm on the call. SJX jewelry post is the other compact.
What is in the Cypress carton
EK-1200i compact balance.
AC adapter (confirm in carton on the call).
Manual.
No draft shield assumed like a 0.001 g analytical.
We do not do truck scales, pit scales, axle scales, or weighbridges. A 1200 g jewelry compact is a counter call. How we take it: Houston calibration from Cypress. Service: scale calibration Houston. No ISO 17025. No A2LA. Compact chooser: compact digital bench scale.
How Cypress talks gold-buy
The EK-1200i is the compact we put on a Houston gold-buy counter when 0.1 g is the increment they actually pay on and Class II is on the nameplate. 1200 g is why a handful of coin or scrap still fits. NTEP CC 04-019A3 is why Texas trade can place it in service. Those three sentences are the Cypress talk versus SJX (finer display) and GL2202i (no NTEP on the live page).
Pete will put a known mass on the pan at 21249 FM 529 Rd if you ask. That is a Cypress bench conversation, not a certificate. We will not print Texan-certified on this compact. If a test mass comes up, we say Texan-tested. Place-in-service is still required.
Typical Cypress jobs: a pawn counter replacing a dead EK-i, a jewelry shop that does not need 0.01 g, a gold-buy that already priced SJX and then asked for the house 1200 g A&D. We have also seen a buyer land on the old review post and email for the live SKU — that is this $308.99 compact-balance listing, not a rewrite of that review.
EK-600i already has a how-to-purchase guide. EW-12Ki already has several posts. We will not clone those H1s. House kits in the same shop are always MNM Scales — full name. Manufacturer stays on weighing.andonline.com. We will not name competitor dealers.
Email pete@allscales.com a photo of the jewelry pan you use now if you are unsure 0.1 g is enough. Sister page: ek1200i.com.
0.1 g is why a gold-buy that pays on a tenth does not need SJX. Class II on this live SKU is why a pawn counter that sells by weight should not grab the GL2202i. 1200 g is why scrap still fits. Those three sentences are the jewelry-leaf chooser from Cypress.
If the pan is 0.001 g analytical, stop — that is GF-3000 already posted, not this compact. If the pan is 0.01 g jewelry with a certified e, stay on SJX. House kits in the same shop stay MNM Scales.
On a Houston service call we will confirm CC 04-019A3 on the nameplate and tell you again it still needs a Texas place-in-service. We will not rewrite the old EK-1200i review. This article is gold-buy vs SJX vs GL2202i only.
Jewelry leaf traffic should land on this compact-balance URL, not the clone listing. Call (832) 766-5410 if a search shows $318.99 — we will put you on this $308.99 live listing. We will not rewrite clone prices.
A gold-buy that walks in with a handful of scrap is this EK-1200i. A gold-buy that needs 0.01 g on every piece is SJX. Cypress will not let those two jobs share a carton.
FAQ
Is this EK-1200i NTEP?
Yes on this live SKU — Class II, CC 04-019A3. Place it in service in Texas before a commercial sale by weight.
Is it the same as SJX or GL2202i?
No. SJX is the 0.01 g jewelry compact already posted. GL2202i is 2200 g × 0.01 g with no NTEP on the live page. This EK-1200i is 1200 g × 0.1 g Class II.
Who do I call?
All Scales USA, 21249 FM 529 Rd, Cypress, TX 77433. (832) 766-5410. pete@allscales.com. Also: (281) 656-2666 · (832) 290-3120.
Buy the EK-1200i — $308.99 → Related: jewelry scales · SJX post · GL2202i post.
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