Question about those cheap digital inclinometers from the hardware store

I was sure the $25 one I grabbed for a quick leveling job on a governor in a Buffalo high-rise would be junk, but after checking it against our shop's $500 unit, it was dead on, so has anyone else found a surprisingly good budget tool for precision work?

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grace_chen3d ago

Aren't those governors usually set with a feeler gauge?

river_fox183d ago

Actually saw a video where a mechanic was showing how to do it. He used a feeler gauge for the initial gap, but then had to use a special meter to check the actual spring tension. The gauge just gets you in the ballpark. It seems like the final setting is way more about the spring pressure than the physical gap. Makes sense when you think about how a governor actually works with centrifugal force.