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A vibration sensor arrangement comprised of a mechanical-electrical transducer for converting mechanical changes such as displacement caused by vibrations to corresponding electrical signals such as phase-shifted pulse signals and including a body mounted on a structural block such as an engine block which is susceptible to vibrations. The body accommodates a ferromagnetic material member which is disposed on a resilient member such as a flat spring and which is capable of relative displacement in response to the vibratory movement of the block or body. At least one magnetically soft material member and a permanent magnet are both disposed adjacent to the range of the relative displacement of the ferromagnetic material member. The magnetically soft material member has an electrical coil located thereon. In the arrangement, when a pulse voltage is applied to one end of the electrical coil, a voltage drop across a resistor coupled with the other end of the coil is detected. The voltage drop across the resistor has a timing delayed with respect to the timing of the applied pulse voltage, which corresponds to any relative displacement of the ferromagnetic material member caused by the vibrations to which the block and body are susceptible. The delay of the voltage drop is then provided in the form of an analog voltage.
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