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Thank you for the additional information. You now need to look at what load cells you have available. Try the 10 N load cell first this should give you satisfactory results; your results should be within 10% and 90 % of the working range of the load cell to get best results. Its best practice to do some trial tests before commencing your main testing to adjust to the correct gripping pressure - To low and you get slippage - To high you will get jaw breaks. If you need any further help you will need to send me c/o our office in the UK, a print out including the graph of your results taken from your machine plus a sample of the fibre you are want to test