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There must be a way...hang a bag of sugar from middle of spoke and it deflects by x mm = y kg tension?
Posted : 17/08/2011 4:24 pm
a guitar tuner and a spread sheet and something to [url= http://www.harpsatsang.com/harp_design/data/stringcalculator.html ]calibrate [/url]it against.
Posted : 17/08/2011 4:28 pm
Topic starter
*thinks aloud*
Spoke length = 290mm, tension = y
deflection x = 145mm sin D where D = angle of deflection
sin D =(approx)= x/145
y cos D = 1kg => y = 1/(cos D)
Or is this bollocks?
Posted : 17/08/2011 5:05 pm
Yes
Posted : 18/08/2011 6:03 am