Is there a window in the access wall? - I'm thinking of hanging the
blocks from a spring & monitoring via a video camera or laser with a
reflector moujnted on each block.

RP

On 13/11/06, Andy Tuthill <azandy63@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the good suggestions.  Sorry I forgot to include the
> resolution.  We would like to get 10 grams minimum but 1 gram would be
> ideal.  The 30 test blocks are 600mm long sections of 2x4 inch pine.
>
> The test chamber these will be in is roughly 1 meter across and high by 3
> meters long.  One side wall opens to allow access.  Currently there is a
> rack which supports the test blocks which has 4 posts through the floor to
> some load cells.  This was designed to allow weighing all of the blocks
> together but now the science team wants to weigh each one separately.  They
> haven't decided if I will get to drill lots of holes in the chamber floor
> but that would make life much easier for me.
>
> One suggestion made was to make one scale which could move from block to
> block during the drying process, similar to a printer head.  Continuous
> measurements are not needed so this is one possibility.  It would also be
> preferred over drilling lots of holes.
>
> Thanks again.  I appreciate a good professional opinon.
>
> Regards,
> Andy
>
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