While HBK LDS shakers are extremely robust, the armature is a living component, whereby the high numbers of stress cycles, high stresses and high temperatures will ultimately lead to failure and the need for replacement. The time taken for an armature to fail depends on:
As a guide, HBK LDS shakers have an expected life of over 10,000 hours when running at 80% force. At force levels below 80% the expected life will be longer; at levels above 80% it will be shorter. This relationship is non-linear, being based on SN curves, which approximate to a straight line only on a log-log scale.
Armature life is also affected by the type of test being run as shown below (higher values lead to reduced life):
| Type of Test | Value |
| Sine Sweep | 1 |
| Random broadband (20 - 2000 Hz) | 1 |
| Shock | 1.5 |
| Shock response spectrum (SRS) | 2 |
| Sine on Random | 2 |
| Narrowband random | 2 |
| Fixed frequency sine | 3 |
The expected armature life can be calculated by dividing the value of the type of test into the rated life for the force level used. For instance, the expected life of a fixed frequency sine test run at 80% force is approximately 10,000/3 = 3000 hours.
Other risk factors that can lead to a reduction in armature life are as follows:
The maximum armature life will be obtained when the above factors are avoided as much as feasibly possible, all while using the shaker within its specified performance range.
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