Hello all,
I'm sitting here looking at a Wild NA1 level. It is upside-down in it's case. That's the only way it fits. That's freaking me out a little. I was schooled that you don't ever tip a level to it's side, much less dump it on it's head. Can someone help me out here? I'm assuming it's OK to put the NA1 on it's backside, since that's the only way it fits in the case, but I'm still puckered up a little. . .
Maybe your case is upside down?
Maybe you are?
The NA1 is a builders grade level and perhaps the manufacturer knew how well it would be cared for. My guess is that the compensator would go into some resting place while upside down and be less susceptible to transport damage in the back of a construction pickup. Them German inventors is pretty smart. 😀
Swiss, Vern, Swiss! 🙂
And I think the case is upside down !!
don't think so, there is one just like it on ebay right now.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEERBRUGG-WILD-NA1-ENGINEERS-SERVEYING-LEVEL-/170720329565
> Hello all,
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> I'm sitting here looking at a Wild NA1 level. It is upside-down in it's case. That's the only way it fits. That's freaking me out a little. I was schooled that you don't ever tip a level to it's side, much less dump it on it's head. Can someone help me out here? I'm assuming it's OK to put the NA1 on it's backside, since that's the only way it fits in the case, but I'm still puckered up a little. . .
The NA1 always shows you its backside when you put it in the case.
yup, upside down in the case, but not made in Germany!
> yup, upside down in the case, but not made in Germany!
That would be a Zeiss if it were made in Germany and the NI 2 does not sit upside down in the case.
Same case for our Na2,
the Na2 only goes upside down in his case.
chr.
the na-2 goes upside down...i haven't used or know anything about the na-1 but i have spent a lot of time looking for better optics than the na-2 & the wild t2000! I pull out the old t2000 (one of my dads old guns) when my kids or the local cub scouts want to look through a gun. I am always amazed at how good those wild optics were.
Puckered up a bit is a good way to describe the feeling. Some of the older levels had a compensator that could get stuck if left upside down. This was 25 years ago and the level I'm talking about was an Eagle. This was not the old ones. This looked state of the art in it's time and I don't mean 50 years ago. The compensator had a tendency to get stuck and a few very light taps on the side of the instrument with your finger....you could see the scope settle where it should be.
If the instrument man was not careful a long. or even short loop would have to be done again. this was one of the reasons i tried to use the same turning points on the return trip as a check.
That's the way they fit into the case. No worries.
You have the wrong case, the one you have is for the Down Under folks. Someone down there has the wrong case, do some advertising, find it and trade.
jud
> Same case for our Na2,
> the Na2 only goes upside down in his case.
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> chr.
Our old Na2 is this way also.
>>Upside Down Level
>> . . . this was one of the reasons i tried to use the same turning points on the return trip as a check.
Not good technique from a statistical standpoint, for reasons I shall not go into here. But, for starters, contemplate this: a loop which has only one turning point.
>>Upside Down Level
Mike this was employed years ago when there was a doubt as to the instrument itself. Peggin it still wouldn't give you a warm an fuzzy. We later got rid of the thing...simply for the reason it was not trustworthy. Lot's have changed and I agree with you about not being a good technique.
This is how I do it.
I set the level upright on my workbench or another flat surface.
Then I lower the case over the top of the level.
Then I careful pick-up the case and set it over the top of the level.
Then lift it up and close it.;-)
The level is upside down in its case to prevent the compensator from sticking. Most compensators are wire hung, when the are left in an upright position they are prone to sticking between the compensator stops. Wild, Leica and Zeiss all made upside down cass. To this day it is good practice to store all automatic levels upside down simply by turning the entire case over. It is especially good when the level rides around in the truck all day as it also prevents certain stops from wallowing an invention in the side of the frame.
>>Upside Down Level
> >> . . . this was one of the reasons i tried to use the same turning points on the return trip as a check.
>
> Not good technique from a statistical standpoint, for reasons I shall not go into here. But, for starters, contemplate this: a loop which has only one turning point.
I wasn't aware that that is not good procedure, even if only from a statistical standpoint. Enlighten me.
Stephen
Wow. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the responses. Jud's in particular didn't go real high on the usefulness scale, but it certainly did on the comic relief scale.
So not tipping the level too far out of plumb when punking it around sounds like an old wive's tale?
