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F203 Donut Loadcell

Standard Ranges 400 and 800kN (40 and 80tonnef)

  • Hardened stainless steel body
  • Sealed to IP65
  • Standard 1 year warranty
  • Tensile applications are ‘fail-safe’
  • Very high structural load limit
  • Traceable calibration with certificate included in the standard price

Specification

Parameter

Value

Unit

Non-linearity - Terminal

±0.25

% RL

Hysteresis

±0.25

% RL

Creep - 20 minutes

±0.05

% AL

Repeatability

±0.02

% RL

Rated output - Nominal

1.2

mV/V

Rated output - Rationalised

1.0

mV/V

Rationalisation tolerance

±0.5

% RL

Zero load output

±4

% RL

Temperature effect on rated output per °C

±0.005

% AL

Temperature effect on zero load output per °C

±0.03

% RL

Temperature range - Compensated

-10 to +50

°C

Temperature range - Safe

-10 to +80

°C

Excitation voltage - Recommended

10

V

Excitation voltage - Maximum

20

V

Bridge resistance

700

Ω

Insulation resistance - Minimum at 50Vdc

500

MΩ

Overload - Safe

50

% RL

Overload - Ultimate

400

% RL

Sealing

IP65

Weight - Nominal (excluding cable)

5 to 5.5

kg

All standard ranges are manufactured in stainless steel.

F203 - Geometry: Axial strain cylinder in a sealed case, with raised end load bearing faces and hole right through. For use in compression or in fail-safe tensile applications.

The F203 is ideally suited to engineering force measurements including through centre safety testing of cables, rods and bolts.

It is designed for easy installation, usually between two flat faces bearing on its loading rings, either unattached or with retaining spigots positioned in the centre hole. Alternatively tensile load transfer can be achieved via a tie rod assembly through the centre hole. In this way the loadcell can indirectly measure tensile loads in a "fail-safe" mode.

We are happy to design variants of this loadcell to meet your specific requirements. Versions can be manufactured for operation up to +250°C. Please consult our engineering department.

Order Codes

Code

Description

F203CFR0K0

Compression, IP65, unrationalised

F203CFR0KN

Compression, IP65, rationalised

Structural Stiffness - Nominal

Range (kN)

Stiffness (N/m)

400

1 x 1010

800

2 x 1010

Notes

  • AL = Applied load.
  • RL = Rated load.
  • Temperature coefficients apply over the compensated range.
  • The load must be applied directly through the central loading axis.

Connections

The loadcell is fitted with 2 metres of PVC insulated 4 core screened cable type 16-2-4C.

Excitation + = Red, Excitation - = Blue, Signal + = Yellow, Signal - = Green, Screen = Orange.

The screen is not connected to the loadcell body.

Files

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Outline

Outline drawing of the product.

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STEP File

F203CFR0K0 400kN (40tonnef)

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STEP File

F203CFR0K0 800kN (80tonnef)

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STEP File

F203 400kN Loadbutton

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STEP File

F203 800kN Loadbutton

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