For Crash Test, Impact Testing, and High-Acceleration Applications
Shaded characteristics are verified during production and test. All others are for REFERENCE and information only.
Key Features
- 4-Inch (102-mm) Maximum Travel
- Analog Signal Using Precision Conductive Plastic Potentiometer
- AccuTrakTM Grooved Drum for Enhanced Repeatability and Longer Cable Life
- Bearing-Mounted Rotating Components
- High-Tension Displacement Cable
- DirectConnectTM Sensor-To-Drum Technology = Zero Backlash, No Torsion Springs or Clutches
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Potentiometer Specifications
| Potentiometer Type |
1-turn, precision, conductive plastic |
| Resistance: Value, Tolerance |
5K ohms, ±10% |
| Travel: Electrical, Mechanical |
340°, 340° min |
| Mechanical Life |
100 million shaft revolutions min |
| Output Signal |
analog signal from 0 to supply voltage (voltage divider circuit) |
| Power Rating |
1.0 W at 158° F (70° C) |
| Supply Current |
12 mA max |
| Supply Voltage |
35 VDC max (using voltage divider circuit) |
| Independent Linearity Error |
±0.5% max per VRCI-P-100A |
| Output Smoothness |
0.1% max |
| Insulation Resistance |
1000 Mohms at 500 VDC min |
| Dielectric Strength |
1000 VDC min |
| Resolution |
infinite signal |
| Operating Temperature |
-85° to +257° F (-65° to +125° C) |
| Shock, Vibration |
100 g for 6 ms, 10 to 2000 Hz at 15 g per Mil-R-39023 |
| Temperature Coefficient |
±400 ppm/°C max |
Other Specifications
| Case Materials |
precision-machined anodized 2024 aluminum |
| Displacement Cable |
0.024-inch (0.61-mm) dia., 7-by-7 stranded stainless steel, 70-lb (311-N) min breaking strength |
Displacement
Cable Hardware |
1 each of 300196 loop sleeve, 300292 copper sleeve, 160032 copper sleeve, 300688 ball-end plug, 300495 pull ring, and 301003 nickel swivel; all items provided uncrimped |
| Nominal Mass |
3 oz (85 g) |
| Displacement Cable Tension (Nominal) |
56 oz (15.5 N) min |
| Cable Acceleration (Nominal) |
50 g's max |
| Environmental Protection |
NEMA 3S / IP 54, DO-160D (ED-14D) Env. Cat. E1E1ABSHXFDXSAXXXXXXXXXX |
Model Numbers and Ordering Codes
| 174-0321Ta |
position transducer (4.00-inch (102-mm) range) |
| Example: 174-0321T (left-hand displacement cable pull) |
| Variable |
Value |
Description |
| a |
- |
left-hand displacement cable pull |
| R |
right-hand displacement cable pull |
Drawing
Electrical Connection for Increasing Output with Displacement Cable Extraction
Left-Hand Pull
black
white
red |
Right-Hand Pull
red
white
black |
Signal
input, V+
output, signal, S+
ground, common, V-, S- |
For crimping of hardware to displacement cable, consider the 160001-01 installation kit.
Need something not shown? Complete a Custom Solution Request.
All dimensions are REFERENCE and are in inches [mm] • Data Sheet Model 174-0321T Rev. -
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