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VdB Levels vs. Vibration Levels in ips

 

Peak level is the de facto standard unit for vibration velocity measurements, even though RMS level would make more sense in most cases.

 

 

 

Following is a convenient conversion table for relating VdB levels to inches per second peak:

 

 

VdB

ips peak

VdB

ips peak

VdB

ips peak

60

 

.0006

 

90

 

.018

 

120

 

.56

 

62

 

.0007

 

92

 

.022

 

122

 

.70

 

64

 

.0009

 

94

 

.028

 

124

 

.88

 

66

 

.0011

 

96

 

.035

 

126

 

1.1

 

68

 

.0014

 

98

 

.044

 

128

 

1.4

 

70

 

.0018

 

100

 

.056

 

130

 

1.8

 

72

 

.0022

 

102

 

.070

 

132

 

2.2

 

74

 

.0028

 

104

 

.088

 

134

 

2.8

 

76

 

.0035

 

106

 

.11

 

136

 

3.5

 

78

 

.0044

 

108

 

.14

 

138

 

4.4

 

80

 

.0056

 

110

 

.18

 

140

 

5.6

 

82

 

.0070

 

112

 

.22

 

142

 

7.0

 

84

 

.0088

 

114

 

.28

 

144

 

8.8

 

86

 

.011

 

116

 

.35

 

146

 

11.1

 

88

 

.014

 

118

 

.44

 

148

 

14.0

 

 

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