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Creative Commons images are CC BY 2.0 Share Use this URL to share: http://sfe.io/p14282 Share on Google+ Share on Tumblr Submit to reddi Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Pin It Favorited Favorite 4 Wish List Load Cell - 200kg, S-Type (TAS501) In stock SEN-14282 RoHS In stock 90 items in stock. 1+ items 25+ items 100+ items Description Features Documents This S-Type load cell (sometimes called a strain gauge) can translate up to 200kg of pressure (force) into an electrical signal. Each load cell is able to measure the electrical resistance that changes in response and proportion to the strain (e.g., pressure or force) applied to the form. With this gauge you will be able to tell just how heavy an object is, if an object's weight changes over time, or if you simply need to sense the presence of an object by measuring strain or load applied to a surface. Each straight bar load cell is made from an alloy steel and is capable of reading a capacity up to 200kg. These load cells have four strain gauges that are hooked up in a Wheatstone bridge formation. The color code on the wiring is as follows: red = E+, green = O+, black = E-, and white = O-. Additionally, these load cells offer an IP66 protection rating and feature two M4 and two M5 sized through-holes for mounting purposes. Get Started with the Load Cell Guide 51mm x 19mm x 76mm, 3m Wire Datasheet Load Cell Amplifier Hookup Guide Getting Started with Load Cells Tags 200kg Flex Force Force/Flex Load Cell Sensor S-Type TAS501 Wheatstone Load Cell - 200kg, S-Type (TAS501) Product Help and Resources Tutorials Skills Needed OpenScale Applications and Hookup Guide July 22, 2016 OpenScale allows you to have a permanent scale for industrial and biological applications. Learn how to use the OpenScale board to read and configure load cells. Favorited Favorite 2 Getting Started with Load Cells June 11, 2015 A tutorial defining what a load cell is and how to use one. 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You will need to understand polarized components. See all skill levels Comments 2 Reviews 0 Customer Comments Log in or register to post comments. Member #455681 / about 6 months ago / 1 This is my biggest engineer pet peeve: the description says that this load cell can "translate up to 200kg pressure (force) into an electrical signal". Kilograms are neither pressure nor force, kilograms are mass. I'm sure you all at SparkFun know that pressure, force, and mass are not interchangeable - so why use those terms inaccurately? Member #57306 / about 6 months ago / 1 Thank you for at least mentioning once or twice what this CAN measure. Could the marketing people PLEASE take their copy to a physicist, and get the errors in this ironed out? I know that marketing wants us to think it can do anything, including iron our clothes, and include lots of words for search engines to pick up, but they have gone so far that to some readers they've made you look foolish. Customer Reviews No reviews yet. 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