Patrick Garner
Active Member
So, this question arises from my attempts to calibrate the tip. I noticed the other day that instead of the tip's calibration numbers hovering around 100, two of three were in the 400-500 range. No big deal--I'd just recalibrate the tip. But it proved difficult. After failing earlier today (after repeated tries), I decided to test the uncalibrated tip anyway to see how poorly it performed.
I proceeded to test it with a couple iron rods (vertical ½") and a ⅝" rebar. Somewhat to my surprise the tip found everything flawlessly. It certainly was as good as my trusty Schoenstadt. I'd put its accuracy horizontally at within a couple hundredths.
So my question is... How important is the recommended calibration? The tip seems to perform nicely even when well outside the parameters.
I proceeded to test it with a couple iron rods (vertical ½") and a ⅝" rebar. Somewhat to my surprise the tip found everything flawlessly. It certainly was as good as my trusty Schoenstadt. I'd put its accuracy horizontally at within a couple hundredths.
So my question is... How important is the recommended calibration? The tip seems to perform nicely even when well outside the parameters.