Series Availability
CEA

General Description
Option P2 is the addition of preattached leadwire cables to CEA-Series strain gages. Option P2 virtually eliminates need for soldering during gage installation.

Cable
10 ft (3.1 m) of color-coded, flat, three-conductor 30-gauge (0.255 mm), stranded, tinned copper with vinyl insulation (similar to M-LINE 330-DFV).

Solder
+361° F (+ 180° C) tin-lead alloy solder joints. Exposed leadwires on unattached end of cable are pretinned for ease of hookup.

Temperature Limit
-60° to + 180° F (-50° to +80° C); limited by vinyl insulation on cable.

Grid Encapsulation
Entire grid is encapsulated. (Solder tabs are not encapsulated.)

Fatigue Life
Fatigue life will normally be unchanged by Option P2.

Pattern Availability
Most CEA-Series single- and multiple-grid patterns.

Size
Matrix size is unchanged.

Strain Range
Standard for CEA-Series gages.

Flexibility
No appreciable increase in stiffness.

Resistance Considerations
Each conductor of the cable has a nominal resistance of 0.1 ohm/ft (0.35 ohm/m). Gage resistance is measured at gage tabs.

Gage Factor
Gage factor is determined for gages without preattached cable.

Resistance Tolerance
Not affected.

Reference Table