Standex Electronics' Non-Contact Proximity Alarm

July 19, 2012
Alarm combines audio and visual alerts, built around magnetic reed switches that sense without contact
Non-contact proximity alarm combines audio and visual alerts, built around magnetic reed switches that sense without contact. Battery-powered device requires no wires or hookups, and the reed switches retain magnetic sensitivity of 2–4 ampere-turns (AT), typical operating time of 0.2 ms, and typical release time of 0.1 ms.