Typical method is load cell. How much weight and how accurate do you need to be? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Tuthill" To: Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [EE] Any suggestions for measuring weight? > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.1/527 - Release Date: 11/9/2006 > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist