Howard Lester wrote:

> Since I'm prone to exaggeration, I borrowed a
> "pull scale" (I don't know what it's really called) to measure how
> much force it takes to lift the arm off the windshield.

In UK, it is called a 'Spring Balance'.

HTH
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