Weighing only 85 MG, the device is engineered for integration into standard hybrid of SMT electronics packages along with custom-designed signal conditioning circuits. The accelerometer provides OEMs with the ability to create miniaturized shock and vibration measurement systems in one completely integrated unit.

The Model 12M1A's PIEZITE® Type P-8 bimorph sensing element, operating in the bender mode, provides low base strain sensitivity, low pyroelectric output, and extremely high charge output versus size. Contact to the sensing element is made through two thick-film gold metalized mounting pads on the bottom surface of the aluminum case.

The accelerometer is designed to mount with conductive adhesives or solder in place. Since the Model 12M1A is a high-impedance piezoelectric device, extreme care must be observed in shielding it from stray electromagnetic noise.

Endevco is the world's leading designer and manufacture of dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock and pressure measurement. The company's comprehensive line of piezoelectric, variable capacitance, Piezoresistive, ISOTRON® and servo force balance accelerometers are used to solve measurement problems in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, industrial and marine. Other products include pressure transducers, microphones, electronic instruments, and calibration systems.