Accelerometers Measure Vibration And Shock

Nov. 1, 1999
The HF series of accelerometers is designed for measuring vibration and shock. The devices include one- and three-axis piezoelectric sensors for applications such as vehicle and engine testing, shock recording, predictive maintenance, industrial

The HF series of accelerometers is designed for measuring vibration and shock. The devices include one- and three-axis piezoelectric sensors for applications such as vehicle and engine testing, shock recording, predictive maintenance, industrial vibration monitoring, and acoustic and high-frequency measurements. These low noise, wide bandwidth (0.2 to 10,000 Hz) accelerometers are compatible with current source and voltage mode systems. If powered by a current source, the signal wire is used as both the excitation signal and the sensor signal. A constant current of 0.3 to 20 mA is provided by a current source, such as a battery box, signal conditioner or analyzer instrument with current source I/O capabilities. Alternatively, an unregulated 5 to 30 vdc power supply can be used to eliminate cumbersome and costly interface electronics. The CXL10HF1Z single-axis devices have a measurement span of ±10g, the CXL10HF3 three-axis devices cover a ±10g range, the CXL100HF1Z single-axis sensors span a ±100g range, and the CXL100HF3 three-axis accelerometers have a ±100g measurement range.

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