Reed Sensors find an important place in marine applications where they are exposed to salt water and sub zero temperatures due to their inherent corrosion resistant contact characteristics. A variety of fluid levels need to be constantly monitored in boats. The marine industry also needs weather instruments like pressure gauges, anemometers, and wind vanes for safe navigation. Reed Sensors are also used in these instruments. We have also suggested few of our products for use in each application, but this does not mean that the other products in the same product category will be unsuitable. Click here to download this page as a PDF.
 | Eight reed switches are mounted radially at 22.5 degree angles making compass points on a circular PCB and the wind vane contains one long magnet which is the diameter of the PCB.The wind vane is mounted … Continue reading |
 | Bourdon tube pressure gauges are fitted with a magnet on the Bourdon tube itself so that as pressure increases, the magnet moves along a circumference. A circular PCB with many reed switches… Continue reading |
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Special reed sensors with an integrated resistor can be mounted on PCBs to give out a potentiometric feed back across two outputs as a foamed magnetic float moves along its length. The PCB tracks can be designed… Continue reading |
 | Spinning cup anemometers are fitted with magnets and as the wind blows, a reed sensor can count the number of pulses which can then be used to calculate wind speed… Continue reading |
 | Survival rafts contain water sensors which trigger the compressed air cylinder to inflate the raft. To prevent against accidental inflation, a small magnet and reed switch is placed… Continue reading |
 | Reed Sensors are used in water proof rowing equipment like stroke meters to count the number of strokes of the oar in kayaks, canoes, and boats. The reed sensor is mounted under the moving seat and… Continue reading |
 | Reed Switches are used in flow meters to calculate volume of liquid. Flow meters are attached to a depth probe and insert into glacial lakes for monitoring the velocity and current of the water at various depths… Continue reading |
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Thermal reed sensors can also be used in a variety of applications on boats to monitor oil temperature, coolant temperature etc. Continue reading |
 | Just as reed sensors are used in automobiles for end position and intermediary position sensing of sun roofs, doors, windows, bonnets and trunks, they are also used in boats and yachts to sense… Continue reading |
