Makerverse Load Cell Kit Guide | Measure Weights and Forces

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Introduction Welcome to the guide for the Makerverse Load Cell kit. With this hardware you will be able to make a set of scales capable of measuring weights up to 3kg with a precision as low as 0.1g!



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Hi Michael.
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so that the screw terminal clamps to both the bare wire and the insulation
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I am sorry but I don’t believe I read that. I checked and double checked and it is true. That is what is printed.

I have almost seen people sacked over this sort of thing. At best they got a quick lesson in reliable connections.
Cheers and pls revise or think before you print. Bob

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Just had another look at this.
It gets worse. From the pics it looks as if you have tinned the wire !!! THAT is a definite no no.
Cheers Bob

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I was planning on connecting this to the Seedstudio Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3, running ESPHome and connected to Home Assistant. Have you tried this? Do you think it will work?

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Hi Martin,

Welcome to the forum!

While I havent tried it, that doesnt mean it wont work!

At a glance the drivers are mostly the same, a basic driver may work with both a HX711 and the HX710 on the Makerverse board.

If you wanted to be on the safe side, ESPHome says it definitely supports the HX711 we stock here: SparkFun Load Cell Amplifier - HX711 | Buy in Australia | SEN-13879 | Sparkfun | Core Electronics

Liam

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Thanks Liam, good advice.

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