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Spectrum Monthly Newsletters

• August 2008 - News from Spectrum Instruments Ltd
• September 2008 - New Cost Cutting Ideas from Spectrum Instruments
• October 2008 - Hazardous Area Products Monthly Tech Note More
• November 2008 - Displacement Measurement Monthly Tech Note More
• January 2009 - New Products Monthly Tech Note More
• February 2009 - New Products Monthly Tech Note More
• March 2009 - New Products Monthly Tech Note More

Vibration

• Accelerometer Noise (PDF 965K) - HTML Version
• BOV Sensor Trouble Shooting Chart (29K printable GIF)
• Intrinsically Safe (PDF 5,330K)
• Intrinsically Safe Dvice Parameters
• Low Frequency Machinery Monitoring (PDF 336K) - HTML Version
• Piezoelectric Accel. Specs (PDF 612K)
• PT101: Accelerometers Measure Slow Speed Rollers (PDF 364K) - HTML Version
• PT102: Low Frequency Vibration Compressor (PDF 1,242K) - HTML Version
• PT103: Pump Monitoring (PDF 543K) - HTML Version
• PT104: Cooling Towers (PDF 617K) - HTML Version
• Radio Frequency Interference (PDF 478K)
• Reading Accelerometer Specs (PDF 19K) - HTML Version
• Reciprocity Calibration to High Frequency (PDF 457K) - HTML Version
• Sensor Mounting (PDF 91K)
• Slow-speed machinery monitoring (PDF 52K)
• Smart Accels (PDF 5,502K)
• Splicing Cables - Our Recommended Procedure
• TN 2: Choosing an Impedance Head (PDF 97K) - HTML Version
• TN 13: Transducer Operation in Hazardous Environments (PDF 436K) - HTML Version
• TN 14: Trouble Shooting Industrial Accelerometer Installations (PDF 391K) - HTML Version
• TN 18: Industrial Vibration Sensor Selection: Piezovelocity Transducers (PDF 1,619K) - HTML Version
• TN 19: Piezoelectric Materials for Vibration Sensors - The Technical Advantages of Piezocermaincs Versus Quartz (PDF 24K) - HTML Version
• TN 21: Mounting Considerations (PDF 91K) - HTML Version
• Vibration Conversion Formulas (45K printable GIF)

Infrared

• Thermography Primer (PDF 518K)
• IP Ratings Explained
• ASTM Roofing Inspection Standards

Ultrasonics

• Condenser Leak Detection Improves Heat Rate - A collaborative paper by Terrence O'Hanlon (Reliabilityweb.com)and Brian Thorp (Seminole Electric) explain how ultrasound is used to find very small tube leaks in heat exchangers and condensers.
  Read more... posted Maintenance Technology Magazine May 2004
• The Bionic Tradesman - Don Thurmand of Ford Motor Company talks about the use of airborne ultrasound at the Ford Wixom plant in Wixom, Michigan
  Read more...
• The Trouble with Air Leaks - Read this case study of a South Western Ontario compressed air service provider, interviewed and written by Liane Harris
  Read more... PDF posted March 2003
• The Usefulness of Demodulated Ultrasonic Data for the Vibration Analyst - Tom Murphy of Adash 3TP in Manchester, UK presented this paper at the First International Ultrasound Users Group meeting in December.  The paper was first PDF posted to our website in January 2004 and was downloaded five times more than any other file.
  Download the Paper... PDF re-posted April 2004