Where Sensors Should Not Be Placed; Determining The Number Of Sensors To Place On Equipment - FLIR SV87–KIT User Manual

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Sensor Installation

6.3 Where sensors should not be placed

Do not mount sensors on the following locations:
• Motor winding areas
• Middle of motor
• Pump casing
• Cooling fan fins/covers
• Coupling belt guards, gearboxes
• Seal locations
Figure 6.3 Examples of places you should not mount sensors.

6.4 Determining the Number of Sensors to Place on Equipment

The larger the equipment under test, the greater the number of sensors re-
quired; this is because vibrations can go undetected if the sensors are posi-
tioned too far from the source of vibration. Vibration is absorbed by the
equipment after travelling approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.), so you'll want to situate
sensors to maximize coverage.
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