In a message dated 2007/06/27, gmvoeth@........... writes:

> I was just wondering if you connected a strain guage or
> other sensor type unknown to me where the vertical pendumlum
> wire joins at the upper support if you could possibly
> measure weight changes that might result from motion in any
> of the three axises ?

Hi Geoff,

       You are unlikely to have much success with Strain Gauges. The likely 
problems are with sensitivity and noise. They tend to have quite a low 
sensitivity. It might be interesting to try suspending a pendulum using 1/2 a piezo 
disk? 

       Regards,

       Chris Chapman   
In a me=
ssage dated 2007/06/27, gmvoeth@........... writes:



I was just wondering if you con=
nected a strain guage or

other sensor type unknown to me where the vertical pendumlum

wire joins at the upper support if you could possibly

measure weight changes that might result from motion in any

of the three axises ?




Hi Geoff,



       You are unlikely to have much success w=
ith Strain Gauges. The likely problems are with sensitivity and noise. They=20=
tend to have quite a low sensitivity. It might be interesting to try suspend=
ing a pendulum using 1/2 a piezo disk? 



       Regards,



       Chris Chapman