Spider DSA User’s Manual
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resistor is shunted, the resistance drops 0.142 Ω simulating a strain of -
0.00119/GF. (GF is the gage factor of all the gages in the bridge.)
To perform these operations, choose Calibration from the Tools menu.
Figure x22: Selecting Calibration
This will open the Strain Gage Calibration window.
Select the Spider Module that is to be nulled and/or shunt calibrated. Enable the
operation(s) to be performed.
Figure x23: Setup Hardware for Strain Gage Calibration