Many MEMS accelerometers have a +/-2g scale and a +/-8g scale - the latter will be needed at least (and it probably will overload), since even a pendulum swinging +/-90 degrees pulls 3g at the bottom of the swing.
Many MEMS accelerometers have a +/-2g scale and a +/-8g scale - the latter will be needed at least (and it probably will overload), since even a pendulum swinging +/-90 degrees pulls 3g at the bottom of the swing.