Properly reading a battery hydrometer
I remember from chemistry that you always read volume in a graduated cylinder at the bottom of the meniscus. But what about the hydrometer? Just got to thinking about it today when I was checking the ...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Hmmm one shot has the column doing a replication of the leaning tower of Pisa.
Hold the hydrometer so the interface is level with the eye.
Refractometers and questionable vision make for a problem
Exactly! I find it difficult to prevent the leaning tower of Pisa, or the bulb sticks to the side of the tube. On and on... Every now and then I can get it to float nicely vertical in the middle of the tube. Takes some work though!
