DYTRAN 3234A DATA SHEET

SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL SERIES 3234A IEPE ACCELEROMETERS
SPECIFICATION VALUE UNITS
PHYSICAL

WEIGHT 12 grams
SIZE, SQUARE x HEIGHT .50 x 0.62 inches
MOUNTING PROVISION 10-32 X .150 DEEP TAPPED HOLE
CONNECTOR, SIDE MOUNTED 10-32 Coaxial
MATERIAL, BASE, CAP & CONNECTOR TITANIUM
SEISMIC ELEMENT TYPE CERAMIC, PLANAR SHEAR

MODELS
3234A1 3234A2 3234A3
PERFORMANCE

SENSITIVITY, ± 5% [1] 10 100 500 mV/g
RANGE F.S. FOR ± 5 VOLTS OUTPUT ± 500 ±50 ±10 g's
FREQUENCY RANGE, ± 5% (all models) 1 to 10,000 Hz
RESONANT FREQUENCY, NOM. (all models) 35 kHz
EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL NOISE .007 .0007 .0002 grms
LINEARITY [2] (all models) ±2 % F.S.
TRANSVERSE SENSITIVITY, MAX. (all models) 5 %
BASE STRAIN SENSITIVITY 0.0028 g’s/μσ

3234A1 3234A2 3234A3
ENVIRONMENTAL

MAXIMUM VIBRATION/SHOCK 600/5000 400/5000 200/5000 ± gpk
TEMPERATURE RANGE -60 to +250 -60 to +225 -60 to +180 °F
SEAL, HERMETIC Glass-to-metal/welded
COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL SENSITIVITY .06 %/°F

ELECTRICAL

SUPPLY CURRENT [3] 2 to 20 mA
COMPLIANCE VOLTAGE RANGE 18 to +30 Volts
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE, TYP. 100 Ω
BIAS VOLTAGE, +10.5 VOLTS NOM. +11 to +13 VDC
DISCHARGE TIME CONSTANT, NOM. 0.5 – 0.7 Sec
OUTPUT SIGNAL POLARITY Positive
FOR ACCELERATION TOWARD TOP
ELECTRICAL ISOLATION 10MΩ MIN

Accessories supplied: (1) Model 6200 mounting stud.

[1] Measured at 100 Hz, 1 grms per ISA RP 37.2.
[2] Measured using zero-based best straight line method, % of F.S. or any lesser range.
[3] Do not apply power to this device without current limiting, 20 mA MAX. To do so will destroy the integral IC
amplifier.

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