You also get the ADXL150 (not sure of the prefix) which is single axis and comes in a metal can. Should be much cheaper. Quentin Martin Hill wrote: > > The 14pin dip part is over twice the price, non are easy to get hold > of at the moment, we have just bought 300 but had to really struggle > to get them. Looks like MOQ on the new one is 10 000. The new > package makes them a bit of a bugger to hand solder as well. But > they are a lot smaller and neater. The X is pre production. > > Martin > > > If you can handle a $20 part, Analog Devices makes real accelerometers that > > are very easy to interface to a PIC CCP module or an A/D port. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.