Why we use displacement probes: Wobulator Experiment

OG Wobulator (TK-3) by Bently Nevada

On my last post I wrote about why and how we use displacement probes or proximity probes to monitor rotating equipment.

Today I bring you a demonstration.

Let's start with a short classroom session before conducting the actual experiment.

And now the experiment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOgnczRMFe4