Could This Be a Strain Gauge from My Disassembled Scale?

[David lopez]

I disassembled an electronic scale. I removed a piece from the corner. I think it is an strain gauge. When I Press on it a reading appears on The liquid crystal display. It might Say 9.6 or 10.8 or 11.5. I used a multimeter to measure it resistance. It 992 ohms. Unless I press on it. Then its 994 ohms or 995 ohms Or 998 ohms. Sometimes a little More than 1000 ohms. It has 3 wires What is the white wire for. It has a Red wire. It has a black wire. It has A white wire.

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[phinds]

Is there a question in there somewhere? Also, why do your posts always seem to be just a few words per line? I don't see that with any other poster so I'm wondering what device/app you are using that seems to have that limitation (or do you just prefer to post that way?)

 

[jim mcnamara]

This is a poor question. Please provide some sort of graphic support for your description. A picture of the object will help. If the level of information does not improve we will have to close the thread. As is, it is very close to useless.

 

[jim mcnamara]

Amazing! Tom G. found this as an answer:

Ans. to OPs question: single strain gauge (1/4 bridge) Red=supply Blk=to complete 1/2 bridge Wht=signal
See pg 3 at: https://catalog.strainsert.com/Asset/Standard-Wiring-Diagrams_new.pdf