Hi Bob/s, and all,

Not familar with it, but viewed the ebay pic's.  It looks like
only the electronics/film medium there with the case opened.
The larger round oblong object looks to be the film container.
Presume the actual sensors are (not there) normally separate
and connected via a cable plug-in on the case.  So, its without
the sensors I presume.

Note the same seller has two SMA-2's up for bid also, but they
appear to be without any sensors either.  Ebay #1923227423

Take care, Meredith

hammond wrote:

> Bob, it's a strong motion accelerograph which uses film as the recording
> medium.
> The unit gets triggered if the ground acceleration exceeds a set value and
> then records
> the ground motion on a wide film strip.  These are still widely used but
> superceded by
> digital strong motion recorders.
>
> Bob Hammond
> Public Seismic Network - Alaska
> Fairbanks
> http://apsn.awcable.com
>
> At 05:09 PM 12/5/2002, you wrote:
> >Hi gang,
> >   Ebay offers:
> >Kinemetrics SMA-1 Seismograph Event Indicator
> >Item # 1923224052 ends Dec 10
> >   I have no idea what this is but it looks complicated.
> >Bob Barns


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