The GRAS 40HL 1/2" Low-noise Microphone System measures sound pressure levels down close to the threshold of human hearing. It is thus generally suitable for sound-power measurements on even very quiet products. Its very wide dynamic range permits measurements down to 6.5 dB re. 20 μPa (in 1/3-octave bands) from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Technology
Typical applications and use
- Measurements at very low sound pressurelevels
- Measurements on hard-disk drives, computerproducts, anechoic rooms, quiet rooms, etc
- Sound-power measurements at low levels
Design
The 40HL comprises a special high-sensitive 1/2" free-field measurement microphone and an integrated 1/2" low-noise preamplifier. In combination, they connect to most high-quality input modules with LEMO 1B connector.
It complies with IEC 61672 class 1.
Preamplifier
The preamplifier, a true 1/2" low-noise amplifIer with LEMO 1B connector, has a built-in compensation filter for free-field microphones.
Microphone
The 1/2" microphone is an externally-polarized free field microphone with a specially reduced inherent noise floor in order to achieve a high dynamic range and wide frequency range. Its diaphragm is specially tuned to yield high sensitivity coupled with low internal noise.
TEDS
The preamplifier of the 40HL has TEDS according to IEEE 1451.4. If your measurement platform supports TEDS you can read and write data like properties and calibration data.
Operating 40HL
For holding the microphone, you can order tripods and for level calibration of you need a pistonphone and Calibration Adapter attenuating the pistonphone signal to 94 dB re. 20 µPa. See the tab Ordering info.
Specifications
| Frequency range (±1 dB) |
Hz |
12.5 to 10k |
| Frequency range (±2 dB) |
Hz |
10 to 16 k |
| Frequency range (±3 dB) |
Hz |
6 to 20k |
| Dynamic range lower limit (microphone thermal noise) |
dB(A) |
6.5 |
| Dynamic range upper limit |
dB |
110 |
| Set sensitivity @ 250 Hz (±2 dB) |
mV/Pa |
850 |
| Polarization voltage |
|
200 V / Traditional |
| Power supply |
|
+/- 15V to +/- 60V or 30 – 120V |
| Power consumption |
mA |
max. 5.5 mA |
| Microphone venting |
|
Rear |
| Output impedance |
Ω |
47 |
| Temperature range, operation |
°C / °F |
–20 to 60 / -4 to 140 |
| Temperature range, storage |
°C / °F |
-40 to 85 / -40 to 185 |
| Temperature coefficient @250 Hz |
dB/°C / dB/°F |
-0.007 / -0.004 |
| Static pressure coefficient @250 Hz |
dB/kPa |
-0.01 |
| Humidity range non-condensing |
% RH |
0 to 95 |
| Humidity coefficient @250 Hz |
dB/% RH |
0.001 |
| Influence of axial vibration @1 m/s² |
dB re 20 µPa |
63 |
| TEDS (IEEE 1451.4) |
|
27 v.1.0 |
| Connector type |
|
7-pin LEMO (FGG.1B.307) |
| CE/RoHS compliant/WEEE registered |
|
Yes / Yes / Yes |
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Typical frequency response
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Typical noise floor shown in 1/3-octave bands - linear and A-weighted
GRAS Sound & Vibration reserves the right to change specifications and accessories without notice.