[Weather] conversion help

[Mark J]

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In message <455D88AC.9030503 at kbc.net.au>
          Matthew Smith <matt at kbc.net.au> wrote:

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> 
> I'd guess that the mechanics would be the trickiest part.  Strain gauge,
> op amp, 1-Wire ADC would do the electronic side.  However, most of the
> cheaper, readily available strain gauges work on compression, so some
> system of levers would need to be employed.
> 
> I'm guessing that the bucket would hang from a wire.  Even if the bucket
> were on a platform, you would need a series of levers and knife-edge
> pivots to make the thing compress straight up and down.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> M
> 

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