Re: ANALOG VS DIGITAL TORQUE METERS.

From: <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: 16 Jan 2017 07:04:20 -0800

Looking strictly at the way I wind and use a torque meter for F1D:

Digital meters are superior.

Each motor is separate and is marked with expected max turns and torque.
I stretch out the motor and I cannot even see the meter face - in a sense it doesn't matter.
I wind out ~50% maybe 60% of the turns and start coming in slowly.
I sense from the tension when I should be moving in.
About halfway back, I can see the meter face. I already sort of have a feel for what it should be. The meter just confirms this and I can make adjustments if needed: i.e. come in faster or stretch back out a bit and wind more.

Rate of change is somewhat important, but this is only at the very end IMO.
i.e. after you dock the winder and are putting on the very last turns. Or even backing off a bit for a specific launch torque.

If your band is calculated to a max torque of 0.4, and you dock the winder at .38, you really only get one or two more turns anyway. Real turns, not winder turns typically. But you know exactly where you are, with much better resolution than an analog winder.

Regards.
Mike Kirda
Received on Mon Jan 16 2017 - 07:04:20 CET