Test results are presented for a multichannel optoelectronic longitudinal d
eformometer MOED-1p at the "Oktyabrsky" mine of the Norilsk deposit with wh
ich rock strains and displacements were monitored around an observation wor
king located in the area of a tectonic fault. Basic versions are developed
for installing the transducers of the instrument with fixing of the datum-m
ark support both within the depth of the rock mass and also at the side wal
l of the working. A relationship is established between the designed techni
cal and actual characteristics of the instrument.