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Reed Switches

Find out more about reed switches and their uses in RE

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A reed switch consists of a sealed glass tube containing a pair of ferrous metal contacts. When a magnetic field comes close to the reed switch, the two contacts come together enabling a current to pass through the switch. Most commonly reed switches are used in burglar alarm systems in which they act as window and door sensors.
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Reed switches have many uses in renewable energy generation, particularly with DIY wind turbines. For example a reed switch within a simple electric circuit can be used to count revolutions of the wind turbine for analysis purposes (tachometer). Find out more about reed switch wind turbine RPM meters using a calculator or pedometer here.

Article Last Modified: 09:54, 4th Apr 2007


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