Sorry for the math error in my origianl post, when I hit the send key, the
light came on ;>).
Doubling the tension does not double the frequency. You need to have 4
times the tension to double the frequency. (There's a square root in the
equation!!)
So if you calibrate your poor mans guage to 100 lbs, it will measure 400 lbs
tension when the frequency is twice as high.. It's really not as complicated
as it sounds. The frequency increases with the square root of the tension.
Example: Increase the tension by 16 times, and the frequency is increased 4
times.
Of course, you could just calibrate it to 400 lbs to begin with, if you can
find 400 lbs to suspend!
Chris-AI4MI
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