Posted to News on 10th Apr 2011, 22:16
High-temperature, compact triaxial accelerometer
PCB Piezotronics is launching the HT356A01 ultra-miniature triaxial accelerometer that is capable of measuring vibration on small and light of structures in temperatures of up to 163degC.
Weighing just 1 gram and housed in a 6.3mm cube, the HT356A01 is suitable for measuring shock and vibration on electrical components such as printed circuit boards and hard disk drives, lightweight automotive systems such as castings and pipes, wind tunnel testing of aerospace scale models, and biomedical applications.
HALT, HASS and ESS testing can be run up to higher temperatures than when standard ICP or IEPE sensors are used. Cased in titanium and hermetically sealed, the HT356A01 offers excellent durability for use in harsh environments. The sensor can be adhesively mounted in tight spaces while the resonant frequency of >50kHz means that engineers can test up to high frequencies with a high degree of confidence.
The HT356A01 sensor is supplied complete with an integral 1.5m low-noise cable terminated in a four-pin connector for direct connection to suitable instrumentation or the supplied 1.5m extension cable to three BNC plugs.
Principal performance specifications of the HT356A01 sensor include sensitivity of 5mV/g (+/-20 per cent), measurement range of 1000 'g' peak, frequency range from 2Hz to 8kHz (+/-5 per cent) on y or z axes, 2Hz to 5kHz (+/-5 per cent) on x axis and shock limit of 10,000 'g'.
All standard PCB sensors are supplied with Lifetime Warranty Plus and are also covered by the company's Guarantee of Total Customer Satisfaction. Contact PCB Piezotronics for more information about the HT356A01 ultra-miniature triaxial accelerometer.
