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Health o meter® - How Scales Work

Dial
  • Weight is evenly distributed through the brackets and levers
  • Long levers connect to a plate with spring
  • Spring stretches in proportion to the weight imposed
  • Pivot translates the up-and-down to side-to-side motion
  • Rack and pinion translates the side-to-side to rotation motion
  • Dial or indicator will turn and correct weight will appear in the window
Digital
  • Weight is evenly distributed through the brackets and levers
  • Long levers are connected to a beam
  • A strain gauge is bonded on the beam
  • Deflection of beam causes the change in resistance
  • Output signal is translated to weight reading on LED display
Body Fat Monitoring
  • Weight is distributed through the load cell at each corner of the base
  • A strain gauge is bonded on each load cell
  • Deflection of diaphragm causes the change in resistance
  • Output signal is translated to weight reading on LCD
  • Safe electrical current passes through the body fat to measure the impedance
  • Body fat percentage is displayed on LCD in seconds
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