Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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Darryl explains how to convert a baseball bat into a transducer (a smart IOT baseball bat) using a full-bridge foil strain gage with included flexible circuit wiring connection and then demonstrates how to analyze a baseball swing in four steps (videos). In the last part, Darryl and Ben swing and we all “duck” ( = pronounce/spelled “DAQ” - Data Acquisition Systems.)

How to Convert A Baseball Bat Into A Transducer? (Part 1 - Bonding)
youtu.be/rMHurwIeuHM

How to Convert A Baseball Bat Into A Transducer? (Part 2 – Soldering/Wiring)
youtu.be/P5nU2v9FHTQ

How to Convert A Baseball Bat Into A Transducer? (Part 3 – Cleaning/Coating)
youtu.be/xaUXExaZDFU

How to Convert A Baseball Bat Into A Transducer? (Part 4 –Take a Swing/DAQ)
youtu.be/UFssN7GpzUA

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