04-19-2023, 07:06 PM
You’re right. Like any tool it should be used properly for the most accurate results.
That said, you don’t need to over think it. Just slowly lower the blade until the media severs and BESS testers will produce very accurate and repeatable results.
To say that BESS testers are a waste of money because when used improperly they can produce less accurate measurements is like saying a table saw is a waste of money because wood can burn or cut unevenly when the wood is jammed with too much speed and pressure into the blade. But who would do that? Or a stove is a waste of money because food will burn if the flame is turned up too high, etc.
Here is the recommended technique for performing a test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwD4xWZ0nXY
That said, you don’t need to over think it. Just slowly lower the blade until the media severs and BESS testers will produce very accurate and repeatable results.
To say that BESS testers are a waste of money because when used improperly they can produce less accurate measurements is like saying a table saw is a waste of money because wood can burn or cut unevenly when the wood is jammed with too much speed and pressure into the blade. But who would do that? Or a stove is a waste of money because food will burn if the flame is turned up too high, etc.
Here is the recommended technique for performing a test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwD4xWZ0nXY