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Some typical torque spanners used
to make coaxial connectionsThis comparison exercise was conducted during the eleventh ANAMET meeting held at SESC, DERA Aquila, Bromley on 25th November 1998. Representatives were asked to bring along to the meeting, the torque spanner they would normally use in their laboratory to connect a precision 7 mm coaxial connector. There was no requirement made concerning the rating of the torque spanner - this was left to the participants' discretion.

The investigation consisted of measuring the torque applied by each participant using their spanner, and the subsequent results were summarised and presented ‘live’ at the meeting. The summary statistics were expressed as an average value and measure of spread using a mean and standard deviation as well as a median and median absolute deviation (MAD). A wide range of torque values were measured with some approaching 40 lb·in!

Full details and analysis of the results from this comparison exercise were provided for the ANAMET membership in ANAMET Report 022

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