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Section 5 Geophone Testing
SMT-200 Operations and Technical Manual 2.00/R1
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Impedance Failures
Impedance failures could be a result excessive tilt of geophones for the
same reason as distortion failures. Elements that are sticking are likely to
produce a lower impedance reading. If there is not an obvious problem use
the continuous impedance test to further isolate the problem.
5.5 Isolation Table
From the above it will hopefully become clear that external noise and vibration can seriously effect the
test results. To minimise the effect of external noise an isolation table can be constructed. The
geophones can then be placed on this for testing. An example of a simple isolation table is shown
below.
--Test results--
No. 1
Temp 20.0 °C
Pol 1
Leak 1401 Mohm
Res 382 ohm
Freq 9.91 Hz
Damp 0.259
Sens 28.7 V/m/s
Dist 0.04 %
Imp *1998 ohm
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