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The Proper Use of Bondable Terminals
in Strain Gage Applications

Bonding

Printed-circuit terminal strips are usually bonded to the specimen with the same adhesive used to install the gage. After soldering and flux removal, the terminal strip and jumper wires should be coated with a protective compound suitable for the environment, generally the same compound used over the gage itself.



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