I replace the battery every 6-12 months, well before it should *need* replacement. <br><br>The battery was at the same hotel room temperature for about four hours before calibration. It sat in my hotel room overnight before the exam.
<br><br>That is a good thought, though. I can easily test the battery with a volt-meter.<br><br>JF<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joe And Penny Goss</b> <<a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">
imatunr@srvinet.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Only thinkin</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Battery how old? Temperature make a difference with
the battery?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Best to use a new battery and recal before
test.</font></div>
<div>Joe Goss RPT<br>Mother Goose Tools<br><a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">imatunr@srvinet.com</a><br><a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Accufork & pitch reliability
- was Acufork II you want to sell?</div>
<div><br></div>I'm glad someone else brought this up. I think my AccuFork II
also has some pitch problems. <br>Measurement a couple weeks ago with a
friend's RCT showed variation of 0.4 cents, measured about five times in about
couple minutes. I was taking the RPT tuning exam at Kansas City, and the day
before the exam calibrated the AccuFork with the CTE's SAT III. <br><br>The
next day at the exam, the A4 I had tuned was 1.7 cents sharp. I had checked
with both B1 and F2, and was almost completely certain the beats were the same
as with the AccuFork. <br><br>After the pitch part of the exam was over, I
again checked the AccuFork with the same SAT. It was about 0.4 - 0.6 cents
sharp, judging from the speed the lights were moving. We didn't take
time to calibrate the AccuFork then; only to move the slider to the place
where it was actually A440 as measured by the SAT.<br><br>Now, I passed the
tuning exam with very high scores, so it was verified that I can hear beats
quite well. The only thing I can think of is that the AccuFork pitch drifts,
or I just didn't set the A4 pin and string correctly (not very likely).
<br><br>I don't have an ETD, so it's kind of hard to visually check the
AccuFork. Last night, I downloaded a guitar tuner program to my Palm. It
showed about the same pitch variation as the RCT.<br><br>What device should I
trust more? The Palm? Or the AccuFork? <br><br>Is there somewhere on the
internet that is a totally reliable place to get smack-on A440.00 Hz?
I'd like to figure out the problem, but don't really know which device to
begin with. I suppose I could download a trial version of TuneLab, but how
would I know it is more precise than the AccuFork? (Do ETDs drift too?)
<br><br>Yes, yes, I know I'm talking about 0.4 cents at most, so it's not that
big of a deal. But I would like to have it within 0.1 cents, if not dead
on.<br><br>JF<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">terryb</b>
<<a href="mailto:t46xd8jb@xplornet.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">t46xd8jb@xplornet.com</a>>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Jim,<br><br>I
have an Accu-Fork II which I purchased several years ago, hoping to use it
as a pitch source for the tuning exam. According to my RCT it was 0.43 cents
flat. If it is left turned on for about one minute, it comes up to pitch.
I'll sell it for $75.00 (battery not included). Shipping would be via mail.
<br><br>Terry Beckingham RPT
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