Which instrument measures the pull in foot-pounds?

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Which instrument measures the pull in foot-pounds?

Foot-pounds measure torque—the twisting force produced by a pull at a distance from a pivot. A dynamometer is designed to quantify that pulling force and, when used for torque, can read directly in foot-pounds (or be combined with a known lever arm to calculate it). The other tools here don’t assess torque: a stop watch measures time, a sag scope checks line sag, and a Unisag watch isn’t a torque-measuring device. So the dynamometer is the instrument that provides the pull in foot-pounds.

Foot-pounds measure torque—the twisting force produced by a pull at a distance from a pivot. A dynamometer is designed to quantify that pulling force and, when used for torque, can read directly in foot-pounds (or be combined with a known lever arm to calculate it). The other tools here don’t assess torque: a stop watch measures time, a sag scope checks line sag, and a Unisag watch isn’t a torque-measuring device. So the dynamometer is the instrument that provides the pull in foot-pounds.

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