Meggitt Sensing Systems Announces Launch of New Endevco 60,000 g Shock Accelerometer

By DE Editors

Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the launch of its Endevco model 72-60K piezoresistive shock accelerometer. As the newest member of its model 72 series, the sensor offers a 60,000 g measurement range, light gas damping and four times over-range shock survivability. The series is designed to support a variety of acceleration, vibration and shock measurements, and especially, the long duration shocks found in weapons testing, missiles and munitions, fuze/safe and arm and high-shock data recorder applications.

Design of the Endevco model 72-60K features a patented, monolithic, four-active arm bridge circuit design incorporating the use of Meggitt’s own proprietary sensing element. The element is housed within a low-profile, miniature, seam sealed leadless chip carrier (LCC) package, weighing 0.16 gram. Included integral mechanical stops at a minimum of 2X allow for 1.5X linear over-range.

The Endevco model 72 series also offers a Class 3 rating (>4000 V" Human Body Model) and integral electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection against potential process damage. A combination of light gas damping and mechanical over-travel stops serves to attenuate resonance. According to the company, the model 72-60K also exhibits excellent performance stability and frequency response extending down to DC (steady state), with low power consumption and optional input voltage. 
 
For more information, visit Meggitt Sensing Systems.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.