{"id":14314,"date":"2013-12-31T09:33:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T09:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magnasphere.com\/alpha\/?page_id=14314"},"modified":"2017-02-27T18:57:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T18:57:45","slug":"ferrous-proximity-sensor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/magnasphere.com\/technology\/industrial-commercial-issues\/ferrous-proximity-sensor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrous Proximity Sensor Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#cc0000&#8243; inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; title=&#8221;Ferrous Proximity Sensor Alternative&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Sidebar&#8221; area=&#8221;ca-sidebar-14274&#8243; orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/animations\/how-it-works\/5.howitworks.swf.html\" name=\"how-it-works-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"300px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"color: #454545; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><br class=\"none\" \/>MAGNASPHERE\u2019S most unique feature is its ability to act as a stand-alone ferrous proximity sensor (no magnet actuator required). Because the spherical contact is a magnet, the MAGNASPHERE switch can be actuated by the presence of ferrous metal (i.e. an external magnet is not required). This unique feature allows the MAGNASPHERE switch to be utilized as the lowest cost ferrous proximity sensor available. This capability is not possible with stand-alone reed or Hall Effect switches. Utilizing MAGNASPHERE\u2019s ferrous proximity capability with a ferrous metal ball, in a contained housing, a low cost, low jitter, non-mercury tilt switch can be configured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; color=&#8221;#e9e9e9&#8243; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ferrous-metal.jpg\" alt=\"ferrous-metal\" width=\"231\" height=\"350\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"><strong>Features:<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-right: 60px;\">Only stand-alone technology to function as a ferrous proximity sensor. 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