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Re: Dunno what your definition of big bucks is, but (link)

Posted by John Elison (A) on May 1, 2007 at 16:23:02

In Reply to: Re: Dunno what your definition of big bucks is, but (link) posted by ratbbb2 on May 1, 2007 at 14:29:41:

I'll tell you how you can check your Shure balance. Something Wally Malewicz taught me a few of years ago is that ordinary printing paper usually has a weight stated on the label of the ream. Normally, 20-lb printer paper is stated to weight 75-grams per square meter. With that information you can easily cut a piece of paper that weighs anything you like.

For example, if you want a piece of paper to weigh 1.5-grams, you only need to multiply 1000-mm x 1000-mm = 1,000,000-mm² and divide that amount by 75-grams = 13,333.33-mm²/gram. Then multiply 13,333.33-mm²/gram by 1.5 to discover that 1.5-grams of 20-lb paper has an area of 20,000-mm². Now, simply cut a piece of paper very accurately and precisely to the dimensions of 100-mm x 200-mm and you have a piece of 20-lb paper that weighs exceedingly close to 1.5-grams. Fold this piece of paper up and tie a short thread around it so you can hang it from the Shure scale exactly at the 1.5-gram groove. This will allow you to calibrate your scale.

Good luck,
John Elison

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