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November 9, 2023
Which is more effective: Three-Wire or Two-Wire Quarter-Bridge Installation?
Why Opt for Three? Unraveling the Electrical Complexity Behind the Decision for Three Lead Wires in Quarter-Bridge Gage Installations   From an electrical standpoint, two wires from a...
March 7, 2020
Using the RS-200 and Residual Stress Gages as a Quality Control Tool on the Production Line
The demanding aerospace industry requires large scale monolithic components to provide strength and rigidity in critical locations in the airframe.  For example, aircraft door frames must be...
January 31, 2019
TECHNIQUES FOR AVOIDING LIFTED SOLDER TABS
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,...
January 29, 2019
SILICONE CONTAMINATION - NUMBER 1 ENEMY OF SENSORS
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
THE IMPORTANCE OF PH BALANCE FOR STRAIN GAGE SENSORS
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
DIMENSIONAL OR MECHANICAL CHANGES DUE TO SURFACE PREPARATION
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
WHEN A SURFACE SHOULD BE ABRADED?
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 25, 2019
MARK THE SPOT
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 18, 2019
WHY DEGREASING SHOULD ALWAYS BE YOUR FIRST STEP
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 7, 2019
Magnetic Field Strain Gages
Intense, time-varying electromagnetic fields with steep gradients in field strength can cause troublesome noise in strain gage circuits. In severe magnetic environments, with low signal levels, the...