Load Cell – FSB S-Beam Load Cell

S-beam load cells combine measurement precision in both tension and compression, with simple attachment and insensitivity to off-axis forces. This makes them suitable for a huge variety of load measurement applications.

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Description

Product Details

S-beam load cells combine measurement precision in both tension and compression, with simple attachment and insensitivity to off-axis forces. This makes them suitable for a huge variety of load measurement applications.

Typical applications: weighing suspended or floor mounted hoppers and tanks, materials testing machines, crane scales, force gauges, vehicle brake testing machines.

Specification

Load Ranges ¹

0.25, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 50 kN

Full Scale Output (FSO) 

2.5 (nominal) mV/V

Zero Output (ZO)

< ± 1 % FSO

Bridge Resistance

350 (nominal) Ω

Excitation

5 to 15 V ac/dc

Non-repeatability

0.02 % FSO

Maximum Error ²

0.05 % FSO

Compensated temperature

0 to +50 °C

Operating temperature

-10 to +70 °C

Environmental Sealing

IP65 to BS EN60529

 

¹ Safe overload 150% Rated Capacity. Ultimate load 300% Rated Capacity.

² Combined error, considering non-linearity & hysteresis as deviation from best straight line, from ZO to FSO. Correct mounting of the load cell is essential to achieve optimum performance.