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Installing the Sensor
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Attaching the Sensors
Applying the Adhesive
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Remove the non-adhesive backing paper from the strain gauge units.
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Right side
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Use needle nose pliers to grab the cap of the adhesive, rotate the cap 90 degrees and then pull it off.
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Put the tube of adhesive into the caulking gun for the adhesive for the sensors.
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