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What are the trade-offs between different values of resistance for a wheatstone bridge?

I have a loadcell with a bridge resistance of 10k and I've asked the manufacturer for a new design with RTDs and a slight mechanical change, and as a consequence, the manufacturer's proposed new ...
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Load cell circuit does not work on circuit simulator

I want to simulate a load cell interfacing with AD620 for amplification. - My load cell is 40 Kg max with 2mV/V sensitivity and 10 V excitation voltage with input resistance of 405 ohm and output ...
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INA125P Strain gauge amplification problem

I'm using the INA125P to amplify the strain of a 350 ohm strain gauge in a self-built Wheatstone bridge circuit for measurement. I'm testing using a 351 ohm resistor to mimick a strain gauge under ...
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Negative differential to instrumentation amplifier causing problems

I am using a pair of strain gauges to make a weight scale. The strain gauges are the three-wire type that you can by on Amazon or Sparkfun. The strain gauges form a full wheatstone bridge, whose ...
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Using DAC to create reference in a wheatstone bridge for strain gauge?

I am designing a circuit where a microcontroller can measure the load forced upon a load cell with strain gauges, making a half bridge. A traditional Wheatstone bridge looks like this: Resistors ...
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Is the Excitation Voltage of a load cell a strict specification?

When using load cells (or strain gages generically), is the Excitation Voltage spec provided as a strict minimum -- or is it just a recommendation which one can go below as long as one is OK with a ...
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