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mccheynebeeman

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I'm looking for a meter that I can use in measuring the amount of force I can place on a frame (a frame supporting two sprockets at each end for a chain drive system) before I have too much deflection in the frame. Anyone know what these are called so I can do a search on them (I typed the subject into google but didn't get much)?
 
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Force transducers need to be in the load path. Are you looking for something that you can use without having to remove any parts or modify your frame?
 
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I'm thinking of just using a chain as it would be in the system, but rather a complete chain I would have the meter and force producer inline with the two chain ends. So, I guess the answer is no, as in I plan on modifying the chain to fit the two parts needed.
 
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Thank you all..

I think a force transducer will work fine for me. 'Dvd', I'm just trying to do a test on my frame to see if it will be strong enough for my application, which will have a torque on the chain of around 400ft/lbs max. So, instead of having it break in the real life senerio, I'd like to measure the amount of force it can handle before I use it. :) See pictures below.

chain-test-setup.jpg
 
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