There are two sensor choices, reed and Hall-effect switches. They have many similarities but also significant differences, explains Martin Reizner. Demand for reed switches has risen significantly in ...

Standex Electronics has created a series of mini magnetic field sensing reed switches, optimised to control up to 10W, 200V or 500mA. Called MK33, they are bare glass surface-mount reed switches with ...

The ubiquitous magnetic reed switch has a unique set of properties, including tera-ohm isolation when OFF, milliohm resistance when ON, zero power operation, around one watt hot switching capability, ...

Just about everywhere you go, there’s a reed switch nearby that’s quietly going about its work. Reed switches are so ubiquitous that you’re probably never more than a few feet away from one at any ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OKI (TOKYO:6703) today announces that OKI signed an agreement with Standex International Corporation Group (“Standex” hereinafter) to transfer to the company all shares of Oki ...

One of the oldest companies in the electronics industry, Coto Technology has been designing and developing small signal switching solutions for over 90 years. These days, the 93-year old company is a ...

Reed relays contain a reed switch, a coil for creating a magnetic field, an optional diode for handling back EMF from the coil, and an encapsulating package with connection terminals. In many ways, a ...