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Model 357C10/NC

Miniature Charge Output Accel, 1.7 pC/g, 500 g, to 10 kHz, 0.45 gm, 3-56

Installation and Operating Manual

For assistance with the operation of this product,

contact PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

Toll-free: 800-828-8840

24-hour SensorLine: 716-684-0001

Fax: 716-684-0987

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.pcb.com

Summary of Contents for 357C10/NC

Page 1: ...g 500 g to 10 kHz 0 45 gm 3 56 Installation and Operating Manual For assistance with the operation of this product contact PCB Piezotronics Inc Toll free 800 828 8840 24 hour SensorLine 716 684 0001...

Page 2: ...id the factory warranty Calibration Routine calibration of sensors and associated instrumentation is recommended as this helps build confidence in measurement accuracy and acquired data Equipment cali...

Page 3: ...warranty against defective material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of original purchase Contact PCB for a complete statement of our warranty Expendable items such as batteries and...

Page 4: ...for most models These accelerometers are ideal for structural testing machine monitoring and vehicular shock and vibration measurement tasks where high temperatures preclude the use of accelerometers...

Page 5: ...urface consider adhesive mounting as a possible alternative Inspect the area checking that there are no burrs or other foreign particles interfering with the contact surface STEP 2 Wipe clean the moun...

Page 6: ...or most applications It is generally used only for machinery monitoring and other portable trending applications Both the accuracy and repeatability at low 5 Hz and high frequency 1 kHz ranges are que...

Page 7: ...o a precise sensitivity such as 10 0 or 100 0 mV g for ease of data analysis This is accomplished with most PCB laboratory charge amplifiers and some miniature in line units as well For fixed sensitiv...

Page 8: ...dure themselves While this may result in both a savings of time and money it has also been attributed to incorrect readings and costly errors Therefore in an effort to prevent the common mistakes asso...

Page 9: ...Figure 12 Typical Calibration Set Up Adhesively mounted sensors use similar practices However in this case a small portion of quick bonding gel or similar temporary adhesive is used to attach the tes...

Page 10: ...s Incorrect Understand Back to Back Calibration limitations Do not expect the uncertainty of calibration to be any better than 2 In fact the uncertainty may be as high as 3 or 4 for frequencies 10 Hz...

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