Technical Bulletins

Translating tech, simply

Reporting Overrange Measurements

How the T-Link Suite reports overrange measurements OR what does ‘OR***’ mean? What is overrange? All instruments have a ‘maximum range’, a level at which the measurement ‘saturates’ and cannot go any higher. Any signal that exceeds the maximum range, will be measured by the

Texcel Peak Detect and AS1259.1-1990

Monitor Compliance with Peak Hold specification in AS1259.1 Background Western Australia’s ‘Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997’ refer to AS 1259.1-1990 under ‘Airblast levels due to blasting’. The Queensland EPA’s Guideline ‘Noise and vibration from blasting’ also refers to compliance with AS1259.1-1990. Both of these documents

Texcel Calibration Standards

The importance of calibration, the standards we use and what happens Texcel Recommends Annual Calibration Regular calibration is required to meet the standards being followed in compliance monitoring. Texcel recommends annual calibration in accordance with AS2187.2 – 2006 – Clause J3.1.2(b). This exceeds the requirement

T-Link can’t manage monitor

T-Link Version too old for Monitor Firmware When you connect to a monitor with T-Link you get this: Then it throws you back to the T-Link Main Window! The monitor number will be different, and T-Link and Firmware version numbers may be too What is

Using Texcel Accelerometers

When to Use an Accelerometer As a general statement, there are two reasons for using accelerometers: Accelerometers are used when you are monitoring on structures or you are interested in the impact of vibration on structures and/or specific pieces of sensitive equipment. The reason is

Vector Sum and PPV

An explanation of the terminology of Vibration Measurement Results Background When measuring vibration in the ground, we are actually measuring Particle Velocity. The vibration energy moves through the ground like a wave.Particle Velocity is the physical speed of a particle of soil, or ground, as