What SU stands for

[Andrew W. Macfadyen]

LVDTs a real misnomer, from a lab I did years back I seem to remember they are
anything but linear !

Michael J. Kupec wrote:

> Zack,
>
> Thanks for the correction.  I knew it didn't sound right, but I knew the
> last two letters were Displacement Transducer.  As I said, it was about 15
> years ago and I knew we used three of them for each control axis - measured
> force, velocity and position for each axis and fed the whole mess through a
> tube based modulator/demodulator (it was a 1958 designed Singer Link
> Simulator). I know they are quite sensitive and they didn't play well with
> surrounding magnetic objects - a small screwdriver with a magentic tip would
> throw these units off when the magent was too close to the transducers. Had
> to use non-metallic tools to lock/unlock their set screws. I know I really
> don't miss them anymore!
>
> Michael J. Kupec
> mkupec at erols.com
> http://members.xoom.com/BroncoMike
>
> I live with constant fear and danger every day...
>     and sometimes she lets me go four-wheeling!
>
> Get in, Sit down, Shut up, and Hold on!
>
> It's a Bronco thing, They wouldn't have a clue!
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zack <zubenubi at inetport.com>
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 10:08 PM
> Subject: Re: What SU stands for
>
> > In the aircraft simulator arena - LVDT stands for Low Voltage Displacement
> > Transducer -
>
> Not quite... Linear Variable Differential Transformer.  Your
> description is more or less correct, though (and that's the important
> bit :-)
>
> Zack