Adafruit Strain Gauge Load Cell- soldering jumper wires to load cell wires
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- arippedyetchilldude
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Adafruit Strain Gauge Load Cell- soldering jumper wires to load cell wires
Hi, I am fairly new to the raspberrypi and working with electronics. The wires that come with the load cell are fairly short and I was wondering if it would be possible to extend them with standard adafruit jumper wires. I assume I would just solder them together, but I was wondering if anyone here had a better idea. Thank you ahead of time!
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Re: Adafruit Strain Gauge Load Cell- soldering jumper wires to load cell wires
You could use jumper wires, or just lengths of hookup wire: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=hookup&sort=BestMatch
A soldered splice will give you a reliable low-resistance connection. It is a good idea to protect that with some heat-shrink tubing or tape for insulation and strain-relief: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=heat-shrink&sort=BestMatch
A soldered splice will give you a reliable low-resistance connection. It is a good idea to protect that with some heat-shrink tubing or tape for insulation and strain-relief: https://www.adafruit.com/?q=heat-shrink&sort=BestMatch
- arippedyetchilldude
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Re: Adafruit Strain Gauge Load Cell- soldering jumper wires to load cell wires
Thank you so much for the reply! Are these wire the same gauge and does it matter if they are?
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Re: Adafruit Strain Gauge Load Cell- soldering jumper wires to load cell wires
The load-cell wires are rather thin - probably about 24 AWG. But wire gauge is not particularly important, since the currents involved are very small.
- arippedyetchilldude
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Re: Adafruit Strain Gauge Load Cell- soldering jumper wires to load cell wires
Amazing, I really appreciate the help!
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