At 06:44 PM 9/11/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Is it possible to use force sensing resietors?
>Also called fsr's

Actually that was my first thought about this. A fsr on a bending beam or
something close. I don't know if something could be made with enough accuracy
or repeatability for this. I've only worked with them a couple of time a
few ice ages ago
so I'm not at all sure they could do this. I also wonder if they would have
to be temperature
compensated and calibrated.

In a way this is a very interesting little project as it has to be
accurate, has to be pretty tough
has to function in sub zero temps and high altitudes. Of course the buggers
want em cheap ;-]

Dave

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