Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In this video Darryl demonstrates how to install a 5KΩ bridge completion Foil resistor in System 7000 Data Acquisition System (DAS) in order to measure high resistance strain gage patterns such as C5K 5000 Ω.
Specialty Instruments for Strain Gage Measurement: micro-measurements.com/instruments
Resistive Foil Technology:
Resistive foil technology pertains to manufacturing process expertise in metal alloys used in foil resistors and foil strain gages. Aspects of the technology range from metallurgical considerations to micro-electronic processing know-how to sensor design to end use application.
Resistors:
Resistors are electrical components that oppose the flow of current. They are used to protect, operate, or control circuits. In addition to being supplied as individual components of a single resistance value, resistors can also be supplied as pre-configured resistor networks with multiple resistors inside a common package. Voltages can be reduced with individual resistors or divided into separate voltages with the use of resistor networks. Performance specifications to consider when searching for resistors include resistance range, tolerance, power rating, continuous operating voltage, temperature coefficient, (TCR), resistance change due to power (PCR), and operating temperature.
Strain Gages:
Strain gages are resistive sensors whose resistance is a function of applied strain (unit deformation). Stress is calculated from the strain information. Typically a strain gage is attached to a structure and when such a structure is deformed (tension, compression, shear), the resistive strands in the strain gage follow the structure deformation which causes an electrical resistance change. The resistance change is then expressed in units of strain or stress. Strain gages are used in transducers that convert force, pressure, tension, etc., into an electrical signal. They are also used for measuring strain in structures (stress analysis) such as airplanes, cars, machines, bridges and other structures. Performance specifications to consider when searching for strain gages include operating temperature, the state of the strain (including gradient, direction, magnitude, and time dependence), and the stability required by the application.
HOW TO TURN “STRESS” OR “CURRENT” DATA INTO DOLLARS. (STRESS TERMS 101):
strainblog.micro-measurements.com/content/how-turn-%E2%80%9Cstress%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Ccurrent%E2%80%9D-data-dollars-stress-terms-101
Micro-Measurements:
micro-measurements.com
Advanced Sensors Technology:
micro-measurements.com/advanced-sensors-technology
StrainTalks™ seminar: straintalks.com
StrainBond™? micro-measurements.com/bonding
StrainBlog: strainblog.com
In this video Darryl demonstrates how to install a 5KΩ bridge completion Foil resistor in System 7000 Data Acquisition System (DAS) in order to measure high resistance strain gage patterns such as C5K 5000 Ω.
Specialty Instruments for Strain Gage Measurement: micro-measurements.com/instruments
Resistive Foil Technology:
Resistive foil technology pertains to manufacturing process expertise in metal alloys used in foil resistors and foil strain gages. Aspects of the technology range from metallurgical considerations to micro-electronic processing know-how to sensor design to end use application.
Resistors:
Resistors are electrical components that oppose the flow of current. They are used to protect, operate, or control circuits. In addition to being supplied as individual components of a single resistance value, resistors can also be supplied as pre-configured resistor networks with multiple resistors inside a common package. Voltages can be reduced with individual resistors or divided into separate voltages with the use of resistor networks. Performance specifications to consider when searching for resistors include resistance range, tolerance, power rating, continuous operating voltage, temperature coefficient, (TCR), resistance change due to power (PCR), and operating temperature.
Strain Gages:
Strain gages are resistive sensors whose resistance is a function of applied strain (unit deformation). Stress is calculated from the strain information. Typically a strain gage is attached to a structure and when such a structure is deformed (tension, compression, shear), the resistive strands in the strain gage follow the structure deformation which causes an electrical resistance change. The resistance change is then expressed in units of strain or stress. Strain gages are used in transducers that convert force, pressure, tension, etc., into an electrical signal. They are also used for measuring strain in structures (stress analysis) such as airplanes, cars, machines, bridges and other structures. Performance specifications to consider when searching for strain gages include operating temperature, the state of the strain (including gradient, direction, magnitude, and time dependence), and the stability required by the application.
HOW TO TURN “STRESS” OR “CURRENT” DATA INTO DOLLARS. (STRESS TERMS 101):
strainblog.micro-measurements.com/content/how-turn-%E2%80%9Cstress%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Ccurrent%E2%80%9D-data-dollars-stress-terms-101
Micro-Measurements:
micro-measurements.com
Advanced Sensors Technology:
micro-measurements.com/advanced-sensors-technology
StrainTalks™ seminar: straintalks.com
StrainBond™? micro-measurements.com/bonding
StrainBlog: strainblog.com
