When shopping for a Digital Pedometer, you may come across either a Piezoelectric Pedometer or a Spring Levered Pedometer. You may wonder what are the differences between the two, this article will explain to you in details.
1. Sensitivity
A Piezoelectric Pedometer tends to be more sensitive compared to a Spring Levered Pedometer at a slower speed. Hence if you are an individual who prefers to walk slowly, this type of pedometer will suit you better since the accuracy of your step counting results is better.
2. Position Dependency
A Spring Levered Pedometer is more position dependent compared to a Piezoelectric Pedometer. A tilt of the pedometer might affect the performance of a Spring Levered Pedometer. Hence if you are an over-weight individual with excess abdominal fat, wearing a Spring Levered pedometer around your waist may affect its accuracy as much as 20% at fast speed and 60% at slow speed, if the pedometer tilt forward into the horizontal plane.
On the other hand, a Piezoelectric Pedometer may not have this tilt error unless at its slowest speed of less than 2 mph with an accuracy error of below 10%.
Understanding the differences between the two is essential especially if you are beginner to Pedometer and accuracy is important to you. When choosing a Pedometer, I would always recommend a simple one as my experience tells me that it will be more reliable with lesser accuracy errors.
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Differences Between Piezoelectric And Spring-Levered Pedometers is proudly written by Keith O, a Digital Pedometer Specialist
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