<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>>Has anyone on the list ever run across heavy = touch from missing weights?<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Yes.  And stranger things.  Once I found = that someone had backleaded all the keys (putting lead behind the balance = rail) pushing the static DW up to 70 grams+.   Wasn't too evident = upon first examination.  That's why a through examination of the action and = weighing several samples and  their component parts is important before = proposals are made.  Yours worked out in a direction that didn't require you = to go back and ask for more money to fix it properly.  That can sometimes = be difficult after someone has accepted you proposal.  I always charge = for diagnosing action problems and prefer to take the action to the shop to = do it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=2> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR> </DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>