I know that Newton is the correct unit for force (tension, in this case), but for those wrong-headed individuals like me who are still talking Kgrams, what is the conversion factor (assuming gravitational force at the earth's surface)? 9.8 N/Kg?
On 5/28/10 5:01 PM, "David van Ooijen" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Stuart Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Is there a simple explanation, somewhere, of string tensions and what 3kg or >> 7 kg etc means and what is the significance of it. I've never understood >> what it's all about. > > I wrote this some years ago, so I could understand what it was all about: > > - Calculating String Tensions > Explaining the why and how of calculating strings for lutes. > > http://home.planet.nl/~ooije006/david/writings/stringtension_f.html > > > David-- > ******************************* > David van Ooijen > [email protected] > www.davidvanooijen.nl > ******************************* > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
