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"connecting a load cell to scb-100"

I have an scb-100 and want to know if it is possible to connect a load cell to it and if so, how.
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It is probably possible, but you have to have some additional circuitry in order to use the load cell. Typically, load cells are comprised of strain gauges which require some kind of Wheatstone bridge completion. Additionally, most strain gauges need excitation. If you can provide the bridge completion and excitation, then you could simply read the output of the strain gauge by connecting the output + and - to your SCB-100. However, setting up this external circuitry can be a little complicated. So, the recommended setup is to use some signal conditioning. National Instruments provides a couple of options regarding signal conditioning for load cells. Below is a link to a tutorial that discusses how to measure a load cell and what hardware is recommended for
that. I hope this information helps.

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