Comment on Scales that refuse to measure if the battery isn't brand new
thisguy1092@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoMighty informative, thank you
Comment on Scales that refuse to measure if the battery isn't brand new
thisguy1092@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoMighty informative, thank you
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Look up piezolectric materials if you wanna know more
marcos@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The GP is not describing a piezoelectric scale. And you won’t be able to find any piezoelectric scale that is anything similar to “cheap”.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well which principle do the cheap ones operate on?
Thorry84@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
It’s actually a plastic ribbon with a metallic foil in a zigzag pattern on top of it. It’s extremely cheap and does a pretty good job. It usually sits on top of a metal bar that can deflect a tiny little bit.
You can read all about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strain_gauge