PCB Strain Testing

KYOWATM offers a complete Printed Circuit Assembly (PCA) Strain/Stress Measurement Kit which is suitable for measuring strain/stress of Printed Circuit Board (PCB), thereby providing efficient quality control or quality assurance for PCB boards.

The kit comes with a special software package for measurement in accordance with IPC/JEDEC-9704 standard and sensor interface unit, thereby enabling even a beginner of strain measurement to easily measure strain/stress of PCB board.

Video of PCAS-1000A HERE

The PCA Strain/Stress Measurement Kit comprises of the following components:

  • KFRS series Strain Gages (Uni-axial, Bi-axial or Tri-axial) for PCB board;
  • PCD-400A Sensor Interface Unit, for Strain gages and Strain gage based sensors and;
  • PCAS-100A Strain Measuring Software, in accordance with IPC/JEDEC-9704 standard;

Featured Products

Strain Gages for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)

KFRS Series

Uni-axial Foil Strain Gage for Printed Boards

  • Grid length: 1 mm, 0.2 mm
  • Resistance: 120 Ω
  • Gage factor: Approx. 2.0
  • Available with pre-attached lead wire cable lengths (user to specify).

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KFRS Series

Bi-axial (0°/90°) Foil Strain Gage for Printed Boards

  • Grid length: 0.2 mm
  • Resistance: 120 Ω
  • Gage factor: Approx. 2.0
  • Available with pre-attached lead wire cable lengths (user to specify).

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KFRS Series

Tri-axial (0°/90°/45°) Foil Strain Gage for Printed Boards

  • Grid length: 0.2 mm
  • Resistance: 120 Ω
  • Gage factor: Approx. 2.0
  • Available with pre-attached lead wire cable lengths (user to specify).

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Strain Gage Adhesives

  • For bonding strain gage to Printed boards
  • Suitable models:

    – CC-33A (operating temperature range: -196°C to 200°C)

    – CC-36 (operating temperature range: -30°C to 100°C)

    – PC-600 (operating temperature range: -196°C to 150°C)

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Sensor Interface Unit

PCD-400A

Sensor Interface Unit for Strain Gages, Strain Gage based Sensors

  • No. of input channels: 4 channels / per unit
  • Synchronous Operation: Maximum 4 units for 16 channels
  • Applicable Gage Resistance: ¼ bridge 2-wire, 3-wire 120 Ω

    – ½ bridge, Full bridge 120Ω to 1,000Ω

  • A/D converter resolution: 24-bits
  • Sampling frequency: Maximum 10 kHz
  • PC communication interface: USB 2.0 or USB 3.0
  • Different input adapters available for sensor connection.
  • Comes with DCS-100A data acquisition software, Power Supply Adapter

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UI-55A Input Adapter for PCD-400A

  • Suitable for Strain Gage, Strain Gage based Transducer
  • Strain Method: ¼ bridge system (2-wire and 3-wire), ½ bridge system, Full bridge system
  • Number of Input Channels: 4

Strain Measuring Software

PCAS-100A

PCA Stress Measuring Software

The PCAS-100A software is specialized for stress measurements described in accordance with IPC/JEDEC-9704A standard.

It will help beginners to measure PCB (Printed Circuit Board) strain/stress easily.

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