A dynamic scale has a conveyor, a weighing pan, a weighing cell, sensors and
an
electronic control unit that, in addition to controlling the conveyor means (4),
implements an evaluation of a number measured weight values that are obtained from
the weighing cell and performs a measured value correction on the basis of specific
parameters, and supplies a corrected weight value to a postage meter machine via
an interface. A method for a control of the conveyor, evaluation of the measured
values from the weighing cell, and formulation of a valid output weight value includes
an overload check that is made by comparing a measured weight value lying in the
middle of the number of measured values to at least one overload limit value, and
formation of a decision parameter from the measured values, in a validity check,
for comparison to at least one shutoff criterion. If the validity check determines
that the measured values from the weighing cell are valid, they are used to form
the output weight value.
