Re: Quartz accelerometer

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From: Andrew
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 00:00

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In article <01bb8a8a.b7439480$LocalHost@spab1285>
           ange.brunner@span.ch "BRUNNER Ange" writes:

> If you know the quartz very well; i have a question for you.
> 
> I want to know if a quartz accelerometer is sensible to transverse
> acceleration.

Generally accelerometers are much less sensitive to transverse
acceleration than forward acceleration - typically about 30 dB less
sensitive. Some accelerometers are marked with a red spot or similar
to indicate the direction of minimum transverse sensitivity.

Andrew Silverman
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Enviro@measure.demon.co.uk

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Subject: Re: Quartz accelerometer
Date: 1996/08/19
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