The reason I said about weigh it at the same time as yourself is that certain scales (especially cheap ones) are quite non-linear and don't give very accurate readings at the lower and upper end of their weight ranges. Weighing the head with yourself should put the weight in the middle of the range and so be more accurate.
Weighing the head with yourself should put the weight in the middle of the range and so be more accurate
- yeah, not much use for me though - it'd be too close to the upper end? ;-)
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Cam wrote:The reason I said about weigh it at the same time as yourself is that certain scales (especially cheap ones) are quite non-linear and don't give very accurate readings at the lower and upper end of their weight ranges. Weighing the head with yourself should put the weight in the middle of the range and so be more accurate.
Right. 10st 10 without, and 13st 0 with, so I make that 18 pounds difference which should be 8.2 kg. That's for a 12g940 with valves, springs & thermostat housing, but no rocker gear or pushrods.
a 295 is over 10 kg?? Hang on...
I get the 295 to be 7 pounds LIGHTER than the 940!
Well, my bathroom scales are not 'expensive' but not £9.99 either, so I would say they are 'roughly right' but I'd welcome corrections from anyone with a known accurate scale. My kitchen scales only go up to 5kg so I can't really use those.
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- yeah, not much use for me though - it'd be too close to the upper end? ;-)
