So does this mean that the reading off the dial gauge on the jack is not the actual load that is being applied?
So my first port of call will be to get the jack gauge calibrated. We have recently purchased a new jack (still using the old gauge) so I am glad I asked this question before it was...
I have been given the task by my technical director to confirm that the spreadsheet we have been using to calculate the loading that we use for the plate load test is correct.
We have both a 455mm plate and a 600mm plate.
The dial gauge on the jack is in bar.
I have tried - and failed - to...