Load cell electronics related articles.
Load Cell Electronics “What options do we have to communicate to our PLC with your load cell weighing system?” One of the most common questions we get from end-users and system integrators. You can interface your new or existing PLC to a weighing / scale system using an analog or digital signal. It can be as basic as…
Load Cell Electronics Load Cell Batching Scale System Electronics In this article I will be going over the basics of the WINOX-2G (similar functionality as with the WDOS and other WINOX displays) using the pre-programmed weighing modes: Load, Unload, or Multi-Ingredient. These three weighing modes can be used for batching scales in manual or automated applications. Accuracy of…
Load Cell Electronics Load Cells This article is meant to answer some of the more simple questions we get when first talking to customers about load cells for cranes and hoists. Having worked with numerous end-users and crane service companies, we think this will be helpful to others. Firstly we will cover the reasons someone may want to measure the…
A Scale Technicians’ must have Tool! The load cell simulator is a very important tool to have in your scale troubleshooting arsenal. It is not a magic box to be afraid of. A simulator is the best way to calibrate a load cell system when a live calibration is not practical. It’s nothing different than…
Choosing the correct load cell amplifier / transmitter may seem like an easy task. As more and more load cell instruments are added to the market every year and with new features it’s best to talk to a load cell electronics sales technician before choosing. Picking the wrong load cell amp can cost extra time…
Using a digital load cell junction box such as the CLM8 intellegent junction box has many advantages over standard load cell j-boxes. Load Cell Systems carries both versions for the following reasons. Digital Load Cell Junction Boxes: Digital equalization (no trim pots to adjust or drift over time) Serial communications between the j-box and the instrumentation…