Enclosure for Sparkfun's Openscale and 1kg - 20kg Strain Gauge Load Cell

This is an enclosure (bottom, top, feet) for the Sparkfun's Openscale and also a plate for the load cell.
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updated March 16, 2024

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This is an enclosure (bottom, top, feet) for the Sparkfun's Openscale and also a plate for the load cell. It should work with the strain gauge load cells from uXcell, Sparkfun, and Adafruit; 80mm x 12.7mm x 12.7mm (note that Adafruit's documentation lists it as 75mm x 12.7mm x 12.7mm). The load cell's mounting holes use M4 mounting hardware.

The recommended assembly is as follows:
1) Attach Openscale to base using M2.5 screws - a washer could be used between Openscale and base's standoffs.
2) Connect Openscale to strain gage wires.
3) Attach top plate to strain gage (using M5 screws) - spacer must be used between plate and gage.
4) Attach strain gage to base - spacer must be used between base and gage.
5) Attach top plate to complete enclosure using M2.5 screws.
6) Attach feet to bottom of base - use bit of glue to attach.

Project Page → https://github.com/ElTopollillo1990/openScaleProject

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