User's Guide

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Legend of Terms

Voltage Output with Shunt Applied (V)

Strain Simulated by Shunt (µe, GF = 2.0)

Full Scale Strain (µe, GF = 2.0)

Scale Factor (one if no scaling)

Full Scale Voltage Output (V) (10V)

In this example, with Reference 1 applied, the calibrated Voltage Output

would be calculated as follows:

Adjust the System Gain setting until the output matches this value. The

adjustment is typically small (<0.5%). The system is now ready to

measure torque with the desired output scaling.

NOTE: When the Gage Factor is not 2.0, the actual Full Scale Strain and

Simulated Strain values are affected proportionately. In the example

above with a Gage Factor of 2.08, Full Scale Strain is technically

480.7µe, not 500. However, the Simulated Strain is likewise affected

(Ref 1 becomes 96.14µe, not 100). The ratio of Simulated Strain to Full

Scale Strain remains constant (20%) and the calculation above remains

valid.

Also, if the gage resistance is not 350

Ω, the Reference 1 & 2 Simulated

Strain values are not 100 and 500 µe, respectively. Use our online

calculator or the equation on page 33 to calculate the simulated strain in

this instance (use GF = 2.0).

100 µe

───── (0.9802) (10 V) = V

= 1.9604 V

500 µe

= ── (Z)(V

)