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    Sunday, December 7, 2025 12:42:48 AM

    Will the 20kg Load Cell Interfere with My Sliding Plate?

    3 months ago
    #530 Quote
    Hello,
    I have ordered and received the ATO-LC-S02 load cell, 0 – to 20 kg capacity.
    Please see the picture below.    
    I am pulling a sliding plate forward, with the pulling force changing from 0 to ~10 kg as the plate moves.
    I want to continuously measure and keep a record of the changing values of the pulling force.
    Question:
    Since the load cell is a heavy chunk of steel, will it counteract the pulling force and prevent the plate from sliding freely?
    If so, should I have ordered the 0 – 10 kg capacity, rather than 0 – 20, although the physical dimensions are the same?
    If not (and my setup will work), should I, and can I, change and calibrate the sensitivity myself?
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    3 months ago
    #531 Quote
    Eulalia wrote:
    Hello,
    I have ordered and received the ATO-LC-S02 load cell, 0 – to 20 kg capacity.
    Please see the picture below.    
    I am pulling a sliding plate forward, with the pulling force changing from 0 to ~10 kg as the plate moves.
    I want to continuously measure and keep a record of the changing values of the pulling force.
    Question:
    Since the load cell is a heavy chunk of steel, will it counteract the pulling force and prevent the plate from sliding freely?
    If so, should I have ordered the 0 – 10 kg capacity, rather than 0 – 20, although the physical dimensions are the same?
    If not (and my setup will work), should I, and can I, change and calibrate the sensitivity myself?

    Hello Eulalia,
    1. We think it's hard to judge whether it will counteract the pulling force and prevent the plate from sliding freely.
    2. We found out that the measuring ranges of the ATO-LC-S02 sensors you bought are 100kg and 200kg. Are you sure you bought the measuring ranges of 10kg and 20kg?
    3. Continuously measure and keep records needs to be equipped with an instrument or software on the computer to continuously measure and record the change of tension.
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