Tom WA9WSJ wrote:
> Hello Team,
>
> I just picked up my Loos gauge to check the guy
> tension on my towers and noticed that the pointer is
> not resting on zero, as I would expect, but rather
> between 3 and 4. I can't push it any further toward
> zero because it is at the end of its travel. No broken
> or bent parts etc. I would like to think that I would
> have noticed this before and that it originaly was at
> zero but I can't remember.
> In any case, what is the collective wisdom about this?
>
> Has anyone else seen this problem? Or do I have a
> fluke, no not the meter :-)
>
> Tom
My Loos PT-2 which I bought brand new from a Boating supply house, is
resting on "5".
There is a pre-printed label on it that says: "Gauge is calibrated. May
not read zero at rest".
Based on that, I think you (and I) are OK.
My question is, who in our latitude adjusts guys at this time of year? ;)
--
333-3333,
George K3GP
Web Site: http://k3gp.com
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