WOW! Congratulations Dave! Amazing perserverance and effort went into this!

On the surface; it sounds like this specific MET, it could well make all th=
e=20
various designs of older horizontal mechanisms and sensors rather obsolete.=
=20

It seems that the LTC1043 is more available in european/asia areas. Would b=
e=20
interested in any possible
U.S.A., distributors (and rough price)...if anyone knows of such. The item=
=20
can be bought from Linear, but, they
have a $250.00 minimum order charge.=20

Meredith Lamb


On 8/28/05, Dave Nelson  wrote:
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> I have been intrigued by the concept of using a liquid as the seismic mas=
s=20
> in a broadband instrument for some time. The original thought came the id=
ea=20
> that a damping plate was being moved through a liquid -- why not move the=
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> liquid through the damping plate. I have also studied the MET seismometer=
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> I operate a CME MET vertical seismometer in my home system ) and have a=
=20
> moderate understanding of its principals and the electrochemistry involve=
d.
> =20
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WOW!  Congratulations Dave!  Amazing perserverance and effort wen=
t into this!



On the surface; it sounds like this specific MET, it could well make
all the various designs of older horizontal mechanisms and sensors
rather obsolete.  



It seems that the LTC1043 is more available in european/asia areas.  W=
ould be interested in any possible

U.S.A., distributors (and rough price)...if anyone knows of such.  The=
 item can be bought from Linear, but, they

have a $250.00 minimum order charge.  



Meredith Lamb



 

 
On 8/28/05, Dave Nelson <davefnelson@cox=
..net> wrote:








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system ) and have a moderate understanding of its principals and the=20
electrochemistry involved.
 
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