Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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The lead-wires are a parasitic resistance in the gage arm of the Wheatstone Bridge, and effectively reduce or desensitize the gage factor of the strain gage, resulting in a reduced signal output.
In this video Darryl explains how to calculate the new gage factor in three-wire quarter-bridge circuit.

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