New from Magna Projects and Instruments is the TR100 handheld battery-powered strain gauge indicator

The microprocessor-based unit is completely portable, weighing only 260g, and is environmentally sealed to IP65/Nema 4. The instrument has a tactile keyboard with dual range selection, peak/valley hold, auto-tare and off/on functions. The 4.5-digit LCD display has a built-in ‘low battery’ warning.

Full bridge strain gauge sensors up to 60mV/V sensitivity are accommodated, and the firmware allows single-pass calibration.

A bridge excitation voltage of 5V DC is provided, and bridges resistances of greater than 85ohm may be used.