Rotary Strain Gage update
Well, it’s been a little while since the last update, I suppose I should have stated something sooner. So far, the device seems to work but now I have mechanical problems. Friction on the top is preventing the load from being sensed at the paddles. Plus, the strain gages, I believe, are placed improperly. While it looks as though one side gets compressed and the other side gets stretched, I am thinking that this is not the case.
Unfortunately what that means is that the strain gages are counteracting each other, thus the voltage difference is too small to detect effectively.
Gonna design a new one with only two strain gages.
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