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Electronic Kitchen Scales Teardown Versus Load Cells

To support the Airtripper Extuder Filament Force Sensor and other projects involving load cells, this article will cover some ideas in acquiring load cells and getting them ready for calibration. The article will cover the pros and cons of buying a bare load cell or buying electronic digital scales for the load cell inside. To finish off the article there are three electronic kitchen scale teardowns to reveal the load cells inside, and you will see how the scale enclosure & platform can be re-assembled for calibration purposes. A separate article will follow to cover load cell calibration.