PRODUCT REVIEW: LUTRON VB-8206SD VIBRATION METER

4 July 2024

Monitoring vibrations in your production equipment can be beneficial to identifying potential major faults, allowing service maintenance teams to intervene before major breakdowns can occur, and saving costs on potential replacements and major downtime in production.

A useful tool to monitor for irregular vibrations is the Lutron VB-8206SD vibration meter.

Lutron VB-8206SD Key Takeaways

Detecting irregularities in vibration can be indicative of faults, a cost-effective solution reducing the risks of mechanical failure and extended operational down time.
The Lutron VB-8206SD is a lightweight portable vibration monitoring meter that can be quickly deployed in the field.
The Lutron VB-8206SD produces time-stamped and formatted data that is readily available for PC analysis.

The Lutron VB-8206SD comes standard with a vibration sensor and magnetic base to complete a full-set, this portable handheld device measures acceleration, velocity and displacement indicated by vibrations within your operational equipment, measuring frequencies as low as 10Hz to 1kHz.

Built for portability, the VB-8206SD is lightweight (roughly 500g) and powered by 6 x 1.5v batteries in the field, however, if required for a fixed location on a machine, there are DC 9V adapter options for powering in the field.

Lutron VB-8206SD Large Power Generator — *Monitoring vibrations regularly can allow for early intervention, reducing major downtime in production.*

Like many Lutron measurement products, this device features options of 1-second to 3600-second intervals, all time stamped for data logging directly to an SD card, to ensure ease of accessibility for PC analysis and reporting.

If you’d like to review the Lutron VB-8206SD’s specific units of measurement, range and resolutions for Acceleration, Velocity and Displacement, please visit the VB-8206SD’s product page here.

If used correctly, the Lutron VB-8206SD vibration meter is an incredibly cost-effective solution to improving maintenance schedules of operational machinery in your organization.

If you’d like to learn more about implementing the VB-8206SD into your maintenance engineers' toolkit, speak with the ADM Instrument Engineering team on 1300 236 467 or send an enquiry here.