Myth busting - What causes digital scale zero drift and can it be fixed?

[JFrank]

So I know the exact weight of my pan to .00. I can tell if powder is stuck to it somewhere or if it has dust barely visible to the eye on it. So the pan is a constant check weight for me. I can see when the scale drifts or if something is stuck to the pan. Most of the time something is of the pan and wiping with a used dryer sheet usually gets me back to the right weight.

I can lift the tray off of my electric scale to clear any objects caught underneath. A kernel on occasion.. Other than that we are discussing an inexpensive scale that provides a display based on strain gage technology not the best or the most reliable but we are just building a mini bomb not performing brain surgery.