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• Quartz Force Rings and Links are used for measuring compression, tension, reaction and actuation forces involved in testing, vibrating, forming, balancing and machining operations. Designed for fatigue and impact testing on machines, tablet presses, vibrators, mechanical impedance and force controlled vibration testing applications. They are low-impedance voltage mode sensors with built-in unity-gain amplifiers. Conventional charge models for use with charge amplifiers are also available. 

• Quartz force rings install by clamping the precision mounting surfaces in intimate contact with adjacent structures, usually by means of a supplied beryllium copper stud. Their sensitivities range from 500 to 0.05 mV/lb with the dynamic ranges from 10 to 100 000 lbs. 

• Force links install by clamping the precision mounting surfaces in intimate contact with adjacent structures. Offered in a wide range of sensitivities from 500 to 0.10 mV/lb, these sensors can measure compression from 10 to 50 000 lbs. and tension from 10 to 30 000 lbs. 

Model:

201B03 Quartz Force Ring, ICP®

227C Quartz Force Link, ICP®

Sensitivity

10 mV/lb
(2,248 mV/kN)

0.10 mV/lb
(22,48 mV/kN)

Dynamic Range:
compression

500 lb (2,224 kN)

50 000 lb (222,40 kN)

Dynamic Range:
tension

n/a

30 000 lb (133,44 kN)

Maximum Force:
compression

2500 lb (11,12 kN)

66 000 lb (293,57 kN)

Maximum Force:
tension

n/a

37 500 lb (166,80 kN)

Stiffness

12 lb/µin. (2,1 kN/µm)

29 lb/µin. (5 kN/µm)

Low Frequency (-5%)

0.0003 Hz

0.0003 Hz

Discharge Time Constant

> 2000 sec

> 2000 sec

Operating Temperature Range

-65 to +250 °F
(-54 to +121 °C)

-65 to +250 °F
(-54 to +121 °C)

Sensing Element

quartz

quartz

Dimensions

0.310 in. x 0.650 in. dia. with 0.56 in. side connector
(7,87 mm x 16,51 mm dia. x 14,2 mm side connector)

4.25 in. x 2.95 in. dia. with 0.59 in. side connector
(107,95 mm x 74,93 mm dia. x 15,0 mm side connector)

PDF Datasheet

PDF Datasheet