What SU stands for

[mrvette]

I was going to say that it doesn't sound like a linear device, given the sq. law
of mag fields...but being not familiar with it's construction, I didn't want to
criticise  ,   seems to me a good old MAP sensor is much better
anyway...:-)))       GENE

Andrew W. Macfadyen wrote:
> 
> 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!
> >
> > Management & Data Systems, Lockheed Martin Corporation
> > Woodbridge, Virginia, USA (703) 680-6903
> > 1970 Bronco w/351W (in a constant state of disassembly/refinement...)
> > 1964 1/2 260 Convertible  w/PS, PB, & Power Top
> > 1965 289 HP "K" Coupe w/PS, PB, & Pony Int. (Early '65, not a GT)
> >
> > -----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