Skip to main content

Reply to "Data Presentation"

Gene and Stephen:
Despite Pete’s reservations I believe my format for presenting results is simpler and clearer than the conventional way. For several years I sent results to Paul Hronjak for certification in this format on a slightly modified standard form, and never had any complaints. However a guiding principle in RRTC has been that each individual certifier has the final say on what is acceptable in methods and presentation, so the measurer must only use what the certifier finds comfortable.

However there is no reason why a measurer should not begin using the basic aspects of pressure monitoring as a valuable adjunct to the current conventional method of measuring. For instance, by setting pressure at the start to precisely the same value every time he should get precisely the same calibration factor each time, and this would be a check on anything going wrong. He could tell the precise moment his tire reaches equilibrium after pumping it up or removing it from a hot car. (No more “warm-up” rides.) The measurer would be alerted immediately to a slow leak and avoid wasting a whole day’s work. If he had a flat he could fix it and resume measurements at precisely the same pressure. The postcalibration would vet his procedure. Finally he would gain experience and confidence to fully implement the method in the future.
×
×
×
×