The Tugger

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I bet if you got hold of one of those cheap holiday digital scales that you hang a case from and gutted it... you'd have a suitable strain gauge! 😁
Oddly enough I’m looking at them on amazon. May purchase it and have a play. Need another arduino and other parts will see after pay day
Have a look here: pressure sensors and force sensors
(This post was last modified: 07 Aug 2019, 22:22 by Like Ra.)
(07 Aug 2019, 19:46 )Like Ra Wrote: Have a look here: pressure sensors and force sensors

Your "force sensors" URL is not working.  Nevermind
(This post was last modified: 07 Aug 2019, 22:53 by essanym.)
(07 Aug 2019, 21:45 )essanym Wrote: Your "force sensors" URL is not working.
Fixed! (It was a "space" between "url=" and the actual URL)
Moved to a separate thread.
The tugger sensor is a load cell. Most of them I found are quite expensive (hundreds of $$) but here is one on aliexpress which is more affordable.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32916580700.html
(This post was last modified: 09 Aug 2019, 09:58 by Like Ra.)
Aha! So it's called tension sensor!
(This post was last modified: 09 Aug 2019, 09:58 by Like Ra.)
Ok electronics and arduino specialists! Let’s unite and make a shopping list of required items and how to make this damn thing! I want one! Ha ha ha
(This post was last modified: 10 Aug 2019, 12:25 by Like Ra.)