January 2019
January 31, 2019 - 11:33am
Indeed, of the steps necessary for a successful strain gage installation, soldering usually requires the most practice to become proficiently skilled. Of all the faults in gage soldering, lifted or...
January 29, 2019 - 11:41am
The properties of silicones which make them excellent lubricants and mold-release agents also make them the enemies of adhesion, and therefore potentially the most serious of contaminants to be...
January 29, 2019 - 7:39am
After we mark the location we would like to bond the strain gage , Conditioner A should be applied repeatedly, and the surface scrubbed with cotton tipped applicators until a clean tip is no longer...
January 28, 2019 - 7:46am
For most materials, strain measurement results are usually not significantly changed by the surface preparation procedures that are recommended by Micro Measurements . Even with appreciable material...
January 25, 2019 - 1:32pm
The normal method of accurately locating and orienting a strain gage sensor on the test surface is to first mark the surface with a pair of crossed reference lines at the point where the strain...
January 25, 2019 - 8:01am
The importance of attention to detail, and precise adherence to instructions, cannot be overstressed in surface preparation for strain gage bonding. Get it wrong and everything after could be a waste...
January 18, 2019 - 2:13pm
Degreasing is performed to remove oils, greases, organic contaminants, and soluable chemical residues. Degreasing should always be the first operation.
This is to avoid having subsequent abrading...
January 18, 2019 - 12:10pm
The purpose of surface preparation is to develop a chemically clean surface having a roughness appropriate to the gage installation requirements, a surface alkalinity corresponding to a pH of 7 or...
January 18, 2019 - 8:01am
Concrete surfaces are usually uneven, rough, and porous. In order to develop a proper substrate for gage bonding, it is necessary to apply a leveling and sealing precoat of epoxy adhesive to the...
January 7, 2019 - 11:28am
The Micro-Measurements Cable-Extension Displacement Sensor provides a voltage signal linearly proportional to the extension of a retractable stainless steel cable. Used for indicating the...
