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FX1901 OEM Compression Load Cell
FX1901 www.meas-spec.com 1008
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• High Reliability Design for OEM,
Appliance and Medical Applications
• 10 – 100 lbf Ranges
• Compact Coin Cell Package
• Anti-Rotation Mounting Features
DESCRIPTION
The FX1901 units are intended for OEM use in laboratory, hospital or consumer product applications,
establishing a breakthrough price/performance value for compression load cells. The FX1901 is a 1% load cell
device with full scale ranges of 10, 25, 50 or 100lbf compression. This new, low-cost technology enables force
sensing in a whole new class of "smart" consumer and medical products.
MEAS’ proprietary Microfused™ technology, derived from demanding aerospace applications, employs
micro-machined piezoresistive strain gages fused with high temperature glass to a high performance stainless
steel force measuring flexure. Microfused™ technology eliminates age-sensitive organic epoxies used in
traditional load cell designs, providing excellent long term span and zero stability. Operating at very low strains,
Microfused™ technology provides an essentially unlimited cycle life expectancy, superior resolution, high overrange
capabilities and a ratiometric span of 20 mV/V. The combination of stamped flexures and micro
miniaturized MEMs strain gages permits low costs to be achieved in high volume OEM applications ranging
from disposable medical devices to durable appliances and exercise equipment.
FEATURES APPLICATIONS
• Small • Assembly Forces
• Low Noise • Physical Therapy Devices
• Robust: High Over-Range • Patient Weight
• High Reliability • Hand Tool Forces
• mV Output: 20 mV/V Nominal
• Low Deflection
• Chiropractic and Exercise Equipment
• Consumables Monitoring: Copy Equipment and
Vending systems
• Fast
• Essentially Unlimited Cycle Life
• Appliance Payload Monitoring: Washers, Dryers,
Water Weight, Extraction Efficiency
• Appliance Unbalance Monitoring
STANDARD RANGES
Range lbf
0 to 10 •
0 to 25 •
0 to 50 •
0 to 100 •