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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've fielded several complaints that the lead
weight balance scale at the club for weighing crew is inaccurate
compared to some digital scales at local health clubs. Some said it weighed
heavy, some said it weighed light.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So yesterday we used the J22 class certified boat
scale and a crash test dummy to test the crew scale's accuracy. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Low and behold it was accurate to within 1/4
of a percent. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lesson? Trust thy American made lead balance scale.
Tried and true technology for over 5 millennia. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now if we could just get the thing to read in
metric.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again Ross for stealing the scale from your
hospital. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dj</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>