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This library of detailed, step-by-step gage installation techniques is contained in four volumes. Each volume has four sequences covering surface preparation, gage bonding, leadwire attachment, and protective coatings. Some sequences are shared by two or more volumes. Volumes 1-3, for example, begin with the same sequence on general-purpose surface preparation and end with the same sequence describing general-purpose protective coatings. The intermediate sequences on gage bonding and leadwire attachment, however, vary according to gage series, adhesive, and type of measurement. Volume 4 also begins with the same surface prepartion sequence, but remaining sequences cover gage installations for elevated-temperature applications. If you have any questions concerning the details of these techniques, please contact us for Applications Engineering assistance.
 
Click on in the table below to select a specific sequence.
Sequence Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4
 
Surface Preparation
  General-Purpose Installation
 
Gage Bonding
  CEA-Series Gages / M-Bond 200 Adhesive
(polyimide backing and integral copper
solder tabs/cyanoacrylate adhesive)
 
 
 
  EA-Series Gages / M-Bond AE-10 / 15 Adhesive
(polyimide backing/ separate terminal strip/
epoxy adhesive)
 
 
 
  EA-Series Gage / M-Bond 200 Adhesive
(polyimide backing/ separate terminal strip
solder tabs/cyanoacrylate adhesive)
 
 
 
  WA-Series Gages / M-Bond 600 Adhesive
(glass-fiber-reinforced backing/
epoxy-phenolic adhesive)
 
 
 
 
Leadwire Attachment
  Static Strains
(integral copper solder tabs)
 
 
 
  Static/Dynamic Strains
(constantan foil gages/terminal strip with half tabs)
 
 
  Static Strains at Elevated Temperature
 
 
 
 
 
Protective Coatings
  General-Purpose Protective Coatings
 
  Hostile Environments
 
 
 

Also available as the VideoTech Library in videotape format.
 
 
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