Wheatstone bridge Definition and 80 Threads

I have this weird oscillation coming from my circuit. its a wheatstone bridge with a single strain gage. I am using The PST 4130 from Omega Engineering to supply +10vdc. When I first turn it on the signal is pretty clean, but after a while, it turns into this...

Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution I was able to find the net resistance as its a balanced wheat stone bridge ... But how to find R for max power delivered?

Homework Statement 1. Why is the Wheatstone bridge measurement capable of so much greater accuracy than the measurement or resistance with voltmeters and ammeters, using R = V/I? and 2. R in this experiment is a resistance box and so is accurate to the nearest ohm. Is this uncertainty in R...

Hi all, I’m making a simple cantilever beam measurement system using 2 strain gages (120Ω). The two gages make up one leg of my Wheatstone bridge; the other leg will be made up using 120Ω resistors. Because of tolerances etc I will need to null the system before I add any weight to the end...

Why would one use a bridge measurement circuit instead of a wheatsone bridge (I know for increase accuracy) This website I found explains it (I think) but its far to complex: http://www.sensorland.com/HowPage002.html Can someone please explain it simply

Hi, I have this circuit: [PLAIN]http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/1189/wheatstone.png All resistors are 1K except Rx which is unknown. The voltage across the terminals are given to be 15mV. Im assuming i have to write a KCL equation but I am not sure how. Any hints?

Homework Statement Suppose that in the course of a measurement the bridge is balanced and then the power supply voltage changes by 10%, what will happen to the balance of the bridge? Explain. Homework Equations No equations. The Attempt at a Solution When I think it out...

Homework Statement I recently did a bending lab with a WB Strain Gauge in a bunch of different configurations. One measurement in particular is bothering me. Referring to the figure below, there are four strain gauges, Yellow, Orange, Black and Red mounted to a cantilevered beam with an...

I'm wanting to measure the torque output of a cyclist by measuring the shear force induced in the crank arms. I've done some calculations for the minimum amount of strain that I'll want to pick up and it is around 6e-6 m/m. I'll be using a full wheatstone bridge with a constant voltage...

I would like to know what is a wheatstone bridge? I read that it is an arrangement of resistors but i am not understanding how it works and the whole concept. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You.

Can a wheatstone bridge be used to measure very high resitances with good accuracy? If not what problems interfere?

In the attachment below, I have a picture of both an original wheatstone bridge and my attempt at converting it to a more familiar looking circuit. Is what I did correct/even possible? I just want to get a better understanding of these types of circuits. Thank you for your time!

Everybody knows what a wheatstone bridge looks like. R1 and R2 are on top and R3 and R4 are on bottom and R5 is in the middle of the angled box shape. let's replace R1 and R2 with 2 different capacitors. Let's also replace R5 with a switch. How would you figure out the potential...

if r1 has value of 600 and r2=r3=r4=400 ohms. supply voltage is 10v. im getting the wrong answer and do not know how. im using [(R4R2 - R3R1) / (R1+R4)(R2+R3)] * VS i get an answer of [160000 - 240000 / (1000)(800)] * 10 = [-80000 / 80000] * 10 = -1ohm but this is the incorrect answer...

I need your help to finish my homework.I have only two questions 1-If a diameter of a wire is doubled,what happens to its electicial resistivity? 2-Why is different the resistivity of materials? Thanks

Hi, I am using a Wheatstone bridge to measure very low resistances (around 0,2ohms) and my measurements are changing from day to day. If I take the resistance measurement of the same resistor several times, I notice that each measurement will be lower than the next. But the next day, the...

Homework Statement I remember in physics class that we saw this set up.The ratio of r1/r4=r2/r3 is the same. There is no use for the current to head through R5 if it's the same energy on both sides. Now in linear I have no idea how to use this. Homework Equations ? The Attempt at a...

I need help! WHEATSTONE! Homework Statement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatstone_bridge My pic. is almost same as this one, but R2 on the pic. is Rx at mine, Rx at the pic is R4 at mine. Pleas draw it up and help me: Homework Equations VE(voltage at left) is 9 V. VG(voltage in...

Homework Statement A Wheatstone Bridge with 5 resistors http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?image=physicsproblemmo7.png Homework Equations Use Kirchoff's Law The Attempt at a Solution I know that I have to use Kirchoff's laws to find the current at each junction and then at the...

Hi I need to measure the small changes in resistance of a strain gauge. I have read that a wheatstone bridge circuit is used to do this.. but I don't understand why I can't just use a milliammeter to measure the change in current through the strain gauge and then use R=V/I to find the new...

Need to do an experiment where I masure the strain of wood due to changes in temperature. I believe I need to use 2 strain gauges, one to measure the strain and the other to act as a dummy to cancel out any affects that heating will have on the strain gauge. I also know that a wheatstone bridge...

My teacher gave us this problem to work on: Homework Statement Some years ago I worked with a geophysical group that was looking for water in the Yuma Arizona area. Boy what it hot! Because of the high temperatures in the summer, water was badly needed in large amounts to irrigate crops...

Homework Statement Will the balancing condition get modified in Wheatstone bridge if AC source is used instead of a battery ? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

1. I am having trouble finding the Vg for a problem involving a Wheatstone Bridge circuit. If I am labeling the problem correctly, R1=40, R2=70.0 R3=50.0 and R4=20.0. Voltage - in = 20.0V I am using the formula: ((R1*R3) - (R2*R4) *V-in) / (R1 + R2) * (R4+R3) to find Vg between points B...

Homework Statement I think I got part A. I'm complete lost with b -d and help would be greatHomework Equations https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10986&d=1190644998 The Attempt at a Solution It think part d is ∆V = [(∆R1 - ∆R2 + ∆R3 –∆R4 ) / 4R ] * Vo But I'm not sure...

Homework Statement I have an exam and therefore quick help is requested. I need a simple way to find out the resistance of an unbalanced wheatstone bridge. Suppos R1=2 ohm, R2=1 ohm, R3=4 ohm, R4=4 ohm and the connecting bridge's R5=10 ohm. Here, R1/R2 is not equal to R3/R4. Then How to...

How i can Establish wheatstone bridge principle by using kircchof's law?please tell me in details or send pdf or .doc files to:pavelavw@yahoo.com

I'm working on a problem that has me confused. Perhaps someone might know of a resource with examples of different Wheatstone bridge circuits both balanced and unbalanced that use Thevenin's Theorem by eliminating different resistors from the bridge. The bridge I'm working with has one DC...

How do i solve this? I wasn't given any examples at all. But I've tried to do this. Iab + Iad = Ibc + Idc <--------- they have to or else Kirchoff's law violated. so Vab = Vad but I'm not sure if Vbc = Vdc? i'll continue assuming Vbc = Vdc Vab/40 + Vad/20 = Vbc/70 + Vdc/50...

We have been doing a lot of work with wheatstone bridges in class lately and our teacher gave us a problem to try and I'm totally lost. The diagram that we were given has a 40 volt battery hooked to a wheatstone bridge circuit. The positive power flows into two resistors, one is 9 kiloohms and...