Originally Posted by
jlaw
I use the tension meter for two purposes:
1) To not undershoot or overshoot the target tension value on any spoke.
2) To compare the relative tension values of DS and NDS spokes , especially on the rear wheel. I like to map the value of each spoke on the entire wheel 2 or 3 times as I sneak-up on the target value.
I find that if I don't rush and keep an eye on true/round as I progress, the tension values seem to take care of themselves.
I don't have your kind of patience. I measure around three spokes and get a feel for the average. If that is where I want it, I simply ping my spokes with the spoke wrench until they are close to the target. Probably put the tension meter on fewer than a dozen spokes on a build. I can go around one side of the wheel pinging in the time it takes to measure one with the Park tool. Now if I couldn't hear or was tone deaf, that would be another story.
Ben