How to Calibrate Tension Links and Load Shackles: It is all About the Pin When it Comes to Tension Link Calibration A tension link is calibrated on its pins, not on its label. Two links stamped with nominally the same capacity can behave completely differently under load because they were built around different pins, and […]
How to Calibrate Button Load Cells in Compression: A Guide for Button Load Cell Calibration A button load cell looks like the easiest thing in the world to calibrate. It is small, it takes load through a domed top, and you set it under a press and push. What could go wrong 😊? Almost everything, […]
How to Calibrate an Analog Dynamometer: Set it up the Way it is Used Pictured above is a 10 000 lbf Analog Dynamometer in a Morehouse 10 000 lbf BCM. An analog dynamometer has no electronics to trust and no digital display to read for you. It has a spring element, a mechanical linkage, and […]
