Tag Archives: strain

Complete 180, well, perhaps 90.

Posted on December 11, 2008 by smackaay

So, after doing a bunch of work on the rotary strain gage it’s been declared incorrect. Oh well. Here’s the new concept, although not my own idea, were going to rebuild the entire concept around the notion of a dynomometer. … Continue reading →

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Rotary Strain Gage update

Posted on December 10, 2008 by smackaay

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 … Continue reading →

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Creating a strain gage coupling

Posted on November 20, 2008 by smackaay

So now I have to find some way of measuring the torque applied between the two shafts of the viscometer. Here’s my idea. What you can’t see is that I plan to manufacture it out of plastic, that way the … Continue reading →

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