Load Cell Wiring Connection

A six wire cable besides having excitation and signal lines also has and sense lines.

Load cell wiring connection.

Wiring the amp to the dataq unit any suitable analog to digital converter may be used to convert the analog output of the load cell amplifier to a digital signal. A load cell may have a cable with four or six wires. It is a common misconception that the possibility to sense the actual voltage at the load cell is the only difference between 4 wire and 6 wire load cells. Hey guys this video will explain you load cell working principle and connections wheatstone bridge type of load cell and application for same.

The following diagram will demonstrate the correct wiring configuration for a load cell to a differential input. When connecting a 6 wire load to a 4 wire system the sense wires should be connected to the same place as the input wires.