Torque Meter Wire Values

Torque Meter Wire Values

The following was taken from a chart in INAV (in the 60's, I think...)

Diameter Torque (in./oz.) Constant
.010 .31 6.20
.012 .54 2.97
.014 .86 1.60
.015 1.06 1.21
.016 1.28 .939
.018 1.83 .594
.020 2.51 .383


This data may be used with the following formula:

length = 6.28/tK

Where:
 length = length of the torque wire in inches
 t      = Torque desired for one revolution of the dial
 K      = Constant from the above table
 
 Example:
 
 Desired torque with .015 wire of .6 in./oz.
 
       length = 6.28 / (.6 * 1.21)
       length = 8.64"