MV-LC0062 Compact Beam Load Cell, 100-500 kg

METRAVON MV-LC0062 is a compact beam load cell for restricted-height weighing supports in the 100-500 kg family. Its reference outline shows two fixing-hole positions at one end and an M12 annotation at the load end. The cable leaves at the fixing side. Correct selection depends on retaining clearance around the reduced section and defining the load-end fitting, rather than using the outer block dimensions alone to make a mounting pocket.

Give the load-end M12 annotation a complete connection definition

The drawing marks M12 but does not supply a pitch, engagement requirement or tightening torque. Its section also includes a diameter-13.5 feature and a 16 mm depth reference. These callouts should be read together on a confirmed installation drawing; a nearby diameter must not be converted into an assumed thread or a new loading contact. Submit the mating part and ask how it introduces the vertical reaction, how it is retained and which surfaces must remain clear during weighing.

Support the compact beam load cell without bridging the reduced section

The metric outline gives 127 +/-0.10 mm overall length and 31.8 mm height and width references. The two diameter-13 fixing positions have a 12.7 mm end offset and 25.4 mm centre spacing. A further 76.2 mm spacing leads towards the load-end position. The drawing also labels a 56 mm fixing-distance reference and a 33 mm reduced-section feature. Obtain the permitted supporting footprint before making a continuous bed beneath the beam; filling the relieved area can turn a clearance into an unintended support.

Choose the working interval before increasing capacity

A small hopper or low platform may impose substantial dead load while requiring a much smaller net weight change to be measured. Provide both values and the maximum individual support reaction. The family range is not proof that any arbitrary rating between 100 and 500 kg is offered. The 0.05% FS precision entry is based on the selected full scale, not a fixed percentage of each small addition. Ask the quotation to identify the actual rated version and agree installed checks near the useful process points.

Keep cable restraint away from the measured reaction

Show the cable gland, spring protection and free route beside the fixed end. Secure the cable where its movement cannot pull on the beam or contact the loaded structure. The sensor requires a bridge input: 10-12 V DC excitation, 2.0 +/-0.001 mV/V sensitivity, 400 +/-20 ohms input resistance and 350 +/-5 ohms output resistance. For a PLC analogue channel, identify the separate conditioner and its scale. Use delivered wire functions rather than the conflicting reference signal-colour annotations.

Check the installed load path after the final head is fitted

Apply agreed reference weights through the actual mating part, compare repeated readings and check return after unloading. Inspect whether a guide, pipe, guard or supporting bed starts carrying load as the structure moves. Perform these checks before hiding a mechanical offset with zero adjustment. The protection entry lists IP67/IP68 alternatives and needs an identified delivered version, including any immersion conditions. Operating temperature is -40 to +85 deg C. The 200% FS safe-load entry does not define an overload clearance or a rating for the unconfirmed M12 fitting.

The MV-LC0063 beam reference explicitly labels an M12 x 1 load-end connection and a different width. Compare the complete head and support drawings; the shared 127 mm length does not make these two models interchangeable.

Send the MV-LC0062 rating, support and load-end sections, required net weighing interval, cable route and connected reader for a matched quotation.

M12 fittings and clearance beneath the beam