Spicer Consulting - Comparison of SC11 Basic system and Sensor Interface


SC11 Analysis System
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Comparison of SC11 Basic system and SC11 Sensor Interface

The following table indicates the main differences between the SC11 Basic System and the SC11 Sensor Interface. This will enable you to choose the system most suitable to your requirements.

Magnetic Field Sensors
	SC11 AC Sensor	SC20 DC Sensor	MEDA µMAG
Used with	SC11 Basic System only	SC11 Sensor Interface only	SC11 Basic System or SC11 Sensor Interface
Low cut off freq.	1 Hz (min 0.01 Hz*)	DC	DC
High cut off freq.	5 kHz	5 kHz	100 Hz
Axes	3	3	1
Dynamic range	80 mG Pk-Pk	40 mG Pk-Pk	4000 mG Pk-Pk
Zero offset range	N/A	±2000 mG	±750 mG
Offset method	Settles in 1s (max 100s*)	Resets in 12s	Zero adjust knob
Power	From computer	Universal AC	PP3/9V adapter
* In Chart Recorder

Vibration Sensor
	SC11 Basic System	SC11 Sensor Interface
Sensor type	Wilcoxon 731A accelerometer	Wilcoxon 731A accelerometer
Number supported	1	Up to 3

Acoustic Sensor
	Radio Shack 33-2050 or 33-4050 Sound Level Meter	Brüel & Kjær 4190/2669L Precision Microphone
Used with	SC11 Basic System or SC11 Sensor Interface	SC11 Sensor Interface only
Dynamic range (in SC11 systems)	50 dB to 126 dB	20dB to 103dB
Bandwidth (in SC11 systems)	32 Hz - 2 kHz	1.5 Hz - 2 kHz