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Re: Remaining parts
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:42:44 GMT
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> Assume the accuracy of your scale is +- 2 grams.
> Assume the weight of a 1x1 round plate is 2 grams.
> Take a bag which is supposed to have 10 1x1 round plates in it.
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> If when weighed, it weighs 20 grams, the actual weight could be 18 grams
> (only 9 plates) or 22 grams (11 plates). Now we want to guarantee that
> there are 10 plates, but when our scale measures 20 grams, there might
> actually only be 9 plates. So we re-program the packing machine to put
> 11 plates in. Now the expected weight is 22 grams, and if for some
> reason a plate was missing, the bag would actually weigh 20 grams, but
> the scale might still report it as 22 grams, which passes, but we're ok,
> because it does indeed have the required 10 plates.
I'm not sure how this would explain kits whose bags are mixed pieces as
almost all are. The scale may indicate that a piece is missing but clearly
could not indicate which piece. Am I missing something?
- Jeff
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| (...) Yes. The thing you're missing is that pieces rarely are missing. The scale is there as a check. Further, the bag is weighed after every insertion step, or so the stuff we've read seems to imply. As soon as a problem is noted, it's time to (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Remaining parts
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| (...) That isn't 100% true. The pieces most often duplicated are the very small pieces. Usually an extra one of these is included because one of the quality controls on the sets is the weight of each parts bag. I assume the smallest pieces are too (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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