Utilized across countless industries and applications, a Reed Switch is a small electromechanical device having two ferromagnetic reeds hermetically sealed in a glass envelope. When brought into a magnetic field the reeds will close, creating a switching function.
In this whitepaper, readers will learn all about the basics of this powerful technology–from structures and materials to operating characteristics and more.
Reed Switch Basics covers:
- What is a Reed Switch?
- Reed Switch Basic Structure
- Reed Switch Lead Material -Ruthenium
- Reed Switch Lead Material –Iridium
- AT Ranges
- Basic Parameters
- Reed Switch Operating Characteristics
- Pull-in / Drop-out
- Hysteresis
- Reed Switch Parameters
