Switch makers have long been at the forefront of innovation, due in large part to the constant demand for ever-smaller devices for both consumer and industrial markets. However, changes to ...

Containing an infrared LED and photo transmitter, the DS Series tilt-sensor switch uses photo-interrupter contacts rather than standard contacts to offer greater reliability compared with traditional ...

(Lincoln, Nebraska-January 13, 2015) BinMaster announces an innovative, patent-pending tilt switch used for high level detection of powders and bulk solids. The new BM-TSM tilt switch mounts on the ...

Their operating principle Tilting the device past a threshold causes the conductive mercury to bridge between two conductors, thus making a connection. An international push to eliminate heavy metals ...

[fjordcarver] was looking for some mercury-free tilt switches that wouldn’t break the bank and that were easy to build. He also wanted something cheap, so instead of buying some tilt switches he ...

The DSA01 combination tilt/sensor switch, which is triggered when tilted beyond ±10° of the horizontal axis, is said to be extremely sensitive to small angle changes. Engineered to replace mercury and ...

I was puzzling over tilt switches, which, in these mercury-free days, tend to be a ball bearing in a metal tube with a contact at one end. Tilting the tube lets the ball bearing roll down and short ...

The RM Series roller ball tilt sensor switches, that contain no mercury, and their sense tilt angles and vibration sensors use gold-plated contact balls. They are available in two models, one with a ...

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