Reed Relays and
Electronics India Limited
Manufacturer of Reed Switches, Reed Sensors and Reed-based products
Reed Relays and Electronics India Limited Incorporated in 1971

Reed sensor in Surveyor’s Wheels for Measuring Distance

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Surveyor’s Wheel

A Surveyor’s Wheel or a Trundle Wheel, is a device for measuring distance. Each revolution of the wheel measures a specific distance and a manual Surveyor’s Wheel is usually marked in fractional increments of a revolution that helps the user translate partial revolutions to actual length measurements for a final total.

This tool is usually not too accurate as wheel slippage on sandy areas could lead to inaccurate measurements, but is very helpful when surveying boundaries that are not straight, where a standard tape measure would be useless.

In the business of land surveying, a lot of conversion between units of land such as grounds to acres to hectares to cents may need to be done and it is important that the measurement tools support this. With a reed switch mounted inside the controller, and a ring magnet mounted on the shaft of the Surveyor’s Wheel, the pulses generated are decoded by the controller. A unit change button displays the actual length in the desired unit such as meters, feet or other.

Application Classification

Applications are classified as Position Sensing, Pulse Counting, Electromagnetic or Relay, Temperature Sensing or Magnet Biasing types. This application is classified as follows and the link gives more information on best practices to help select the most suitable AT band and matching magnet.

Pulse Counting Type
Speedometer pulse counting Pulse counting type application When an application requires the volume of a fluid, or a distance, or the RPM of a machine tool Continue reading ->

Nov 7, 2020

The Reed Switches and Sensors used in such applications need to be robust, durable and efficient in meeting a high life expectancy. Our engineers work hard in life testing our products under various conditions, and our intention is to ensure end product durability and life. Although we wouldn’t want to restrict any of our products for use in only certain applications, the recommended products for use in this application are listed below.

MS-324 Miniature Flat Pack Reed Sensor with Actuator
Miniature flat pack sensor Drawing of MS-324 Magnet Sensor starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Ruthenium Continue reading ->

Oct 30, 2020

MS-216 Standard size Cylindrical Sensor
standard size cylindrical sensor icon MS-216 Magnet Sensor Drawing starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Ruthenium Continue reading ->

Oct 30, 2020

MS-216-L Cylindrical Sensor for Line Voltages
cylindrical sensor for line voltage icon Drawing of MS-216-L Magnet Sensor starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Ruthenium Continue reading ->

Oct 30, 2020

MS-225, M5 Threaded Cylindrical Sensor
M5 threaded cylindrical sensor MS-225 Threaded Magnet Sensor drawing starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Continue reading ->

Nov 20, 2020