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I am trying to make this 50kg load cell work with this HX711 chip. I currently have the following connections :

  • Load cell red -> E+
  • Load cell black -> E-
  • Load cell white -> A-
  • Load cell green -> A+

I am using this library and this code :

#include "HX711.h"

#define calibration_factor -7050

HX711 scale;

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  scale.begin(2, 3);
  scale.set_scale(calibration_factor);
  scale.tare();
}


void loop() 
{
  Serial.println(scale.get_units(1));
  delay(100);
}

The load cell appears to register load changes but the value is constantly going up (or down if the calibration_factor is positive). The value change rate is very high (from 0 to 300 in a couple of seconds).

Edit : I have 2 load cells and both of them do the same thing (with different HX711 chips).

Edit 2 : My question is : has anyone experienced this ? Or does anyone have an idea as to why this is happening ?

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  • what is your specific question?
    – jsotola
    Feb 20, 2022 at 1:13
  • Oups ! I edited the question @jsotola Feb 20, 2022 at 1:16

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The solution was to solder all the wires, now the drift seems to be very minimal or non existant.

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