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From: jonnyg@umd5.umd.edu (Jon Greenblatt)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: How to convert weight to volts?
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Date: 11 Jul 89 18:31:17 GMT
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Reply-To: jonnyg@umd5.umd.edu (Jon Greenblatt)
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In article <10040010@hprmokg.HP.COM> barry@hprmokg.HP.COM (Barry Fowler) writes:
>My best guess would be to use a strain gauge.  I don't know if it would
>fit in your budget constraints, however.

	The least expensive solution that comes to my mind would be a
transformer with a moving core. The core is connected to a spring of the
apropriate weight. The rest of the system will consist of a regulated AC power
supply and an AC meter.

					JonnyG.