Hi guys, A recent email presented to me a thought I have not really considered before and I thought I would throw it out to you all to hear your thoughts. The "heaviness" of the action and the explanations for this is something that is continually up for discussion, and I was newly presented with the idea that one should try and configure actions so that static Up Weights end up somewhere in the low 40 gram weight range, with friction weights around 8 to 10. In addition, and action should not have any assistance from springs, magnets or any other such contrivance to play into the counter balance question. This means, as far as I can tell, that this technician is looking for rather heavy downweights, which is indeed her stated preference. But her reasoning for this is interesting. It is her position that this configuration will feel lighter then any configuration possible that has Up Weights significantly below the levels she specifies. So.... I'd love to hear some thoughts on the matter. Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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