Product category:
Accelerometers and Vibration Sensors
News Release from: Kistler Instruments | Subject: PiezoStar triaxial accelerometer
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 June 2004
Triaxial accelerometer handles high
temperatures
A new miniature triaxial accelerometer is designed for use in aggressive environments such as automotive engine bays, aerospace subsystem vibration testing and industrial quality control applications.
A new miniature triaxial accelerometer is designed for use in aggressive environments such as automotive engine bay and under vehicle applications, aerospace subsystem vibration testing and industrial quality control applications Weighing only 6.4g, the accelerometer has a measuring range of +/-250g with a sensitivity of 20mV/g over the frequency range of 1Hz to 9kHz with only a 5% deviation, resolving a wide range of vibration measurements
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Oct 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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