Thursday, March 20, 2014

Intercomp Race Scales

To set the ride height and corner balance the Lotus (or any vehicle) you need a set of scales. I purchases a set of SW500 E-Z racing Scales from Intercomp-Racing in Medina Minnesota (Yeah… they're made here in Minnesota).

Intercomp Scales

The scales are based on a bending beam load cell. The scale is constructed in a manner that minimizes the effects of loads applied perpendicular to the vertical axis. I produced the sketch below to help explain this feature to some of the Lotus Talk folks.

Strain Gauge Load Cell (notes)

The scales slide right in under the guards I made for the wheel stands.

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