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Off-Road Heavy Duty - Agricultural Equipment
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| NEW! Elobau Emergency-Stop Push Buttons | |
UNIQUE DESIGNS WITH UNIQUE FEATURES
- Illuminated blocking protection collar and key release Switch
- Hygiene approved for the food industry
- Failure Protection Contact blocks
See more switch designs:
AVAILABLE CONTACT CONFIGURATIONS
- 2 N/C contacts
- 2 N/C + 1 N/O contacts
- 2 N/C + Failure protection contact
- 2 N/C + 1 N/O + Failure protection contact
See more block configurations:
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Sola HD - Understanding Your Power Problems | |
MOST COMMON ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCES:
- Transient / Impulse
- Surges / Over Voltage
- Sag / Under Voltage
- Outage / Blackout
- Harmonics
- Noise
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Voltage Surge (Swell / Over Voltage)
Definition: Temporary rise in RMS voltage, may last for several cycles Causes: Large loads turning off (motors, air conditioner, etc.), Utility shedding loads Effects: Permanent damage to hardware and other electrical equipment Solutions: Power Conditioner, UPS with voltage regulation
Power Interruption (Outage / Blackout)
Definition: Sudden loss of AC power Causes: Fuses or circuit breakers opening, Storms, Construction accidents Effects: Equipment shutdown, data loss, production delays, long process start up cycles and safety issues (loss of lighting, alarms and PA systems) Solutions: UPS
Brownout
Definition: Temporary drop in RMS voltage, may last for several hours Causes: High demand on the utility grid, service located at the end of the grid Effects: Hardware crashes and occasional equipment failure, reduce efficiency and life span of electrical equipment, particularly motors Solutions: Voltage Regulator
Voltage Sag (Under Voltage)
Definition: Temporary drop in RMS voltage, may last for several cycles Causes: Large loads start-up (motors, air conditioner etc.), Utility switching Effects: Hardware crashes, occasional equipment failure, reduce efficiency and life span of electrical equipment, particularly motors Solutions: Power Conditioner, UPS, DC Power Supplies that meet SEMI F47
Voltage Transient (Impulse / Spike)
Definition: Narrow, high voltage or current impulse superimposed on the AC waveform Causes: Utility grid switching, arc welder drawing an arc, contractor opening or closing, heavy industrial equipment starting, lightning Effects: Equipment failure or damage, system lock-up, data corruption/loss, and component stress that can lead to breakdown Solutions: SPDs, SPD/Filter, Isolation Transformer (Effective - common mode only), Power Conditioner
Harmonic Distortion
Definition: Distortion to the sine wave Causes: Switch mode power supplies, non-linear loads Effects: High neutral current, overheated neutral, overheated transformers, voltage distortion, breaker tripping, loss of system capacity Solutions: Ferro resonant Transformers, Line Reactor, Active/Passive filters, On-Line UPS
Electrical Noise
Definition: Low amplitude, low current, high frequency disturbances Causes: Switch mode power supplies, Other loads, Improper grounding Effects: Perceived software errors, system lock-up Solutions: Isolation Transformer, Active Tracking Filter, Power Conditioner, UPS
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Honeywell Aerospace
Pressure Transducers for High Precision Applications | |
Building commercial aircraft requires a multibillion-dollar investment. Before any aircraft can leave the ground, the avionics and electronic subsystems must undergo an exhaustive battery of tests to achieve certification. With billions of dollars invested in new aircraft development, commercial aircraft manufacturers cannot afford anything but the best; flight test engineers demand transducers that provide high accuracy, networking, efficient data acquisition and customization options.
So for the most cost-effective solution-a precision pressure transducer capable of delivering the accuracy and reliability required by the certification agencies and the company's own world class standards- engineers turn to Honeywell.
Why Honeywell's Precision Pressure Transducer?
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High Accuracy
- Reliable & stable
- Digital Networking Capability
- Technical Support & Expertise
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Gear Tooth Sensors from Hamlin Electronics | |
Robust flange mounting or threaded hall effect sensors primarily for geartooth sensing.
Protected against severe and automotive environments. Capable of switching up to 27Vdc and 20mA. Available as 3 wire (voltage output) version. Case design incorporates brass mounting bush. Capable of switching up to 28Vdc and 20mA. Ideally suited to wheel, transmission and camshaft speed sensing, gear tooth sensor, rotary encoders, industrial, commercial and mobile equipment applications.
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| Honeywell Precision Accelerometers | |
Applications:
Features:
- Inertial navigation grade performance
- High value
- Analog output
- Environmentally rugged
- Compact design
- Hermetically sealed case
- Field-adjustable range
- Dual built-in test
- Optional temperature sensor for thermal compensation
Q Flex technology is an economical temperature-compensated package. Honeywell produces the QA700 for a broad array of moderate performance applications, including high-speed train car levelling, building tilt and sway monitoring, and seismic sensing.
As with the entire Q-Flex family of accelerometers, the QA700 features a patented Q-Flex etched-quartz-flexure seismic system. An amorphous quartz proof-mass structure provides excellent bias, scale factor, and axis alignment stability.
The integral electronics develops an acceleration-proportional output current providing both static and dynamic acceleration measurement. By use of a customer supplied output load resistor, appropriately scaled for the acceleration range of the application, the output current can be converted into a voltage.
As an option, the QA700 can be provided with a temperature-compensating algorithm where a bias, scale factor, and axis misalignment performance are dramatically improved.
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NEW! Honeywell Zephyr Digital Airflow Sensors
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The new Honeywell Zephyr™ Digital Airflow Sensors, HAF Series (High Accuracy), deliver enhanced functionality driven by our customers' product performance needs.
The Honeywell Zephyr™ sensors allow for very precise airflow measurement and provide enhanced reliability, digital accuracy, and repeatable measurements to meet many medical and industrial application specifications. These sensors offer competitive advantages including high 2.5% accuracy, high sensitivity at very low flows, high stability, low pressure drop, linear output that saves customers time and money, and a low 3.3 Vdc voltage option.
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Silicon Designs Capacitive Accelerometers | |
Silicon Designs, Inc. (SDI) has developed a miniature accelerometer technology which combines additive micro machining and integrated circuit technology to produce a highly reliable, exceptionally rugged, capacitive acceleration sensor.
SDI sensor technology supports accelerometers with full scale sensitivity from 2g to over 20,000 g. Over a standard range (2 to 400 g), most accelerometers can continue in spec. operation after sustained exposure of up to 10,000 g and limited temperature exposure above 200°C.
SDI Capacitive Accelerometers
- 2 to 1000g Full Scale
- DC & Dynamic Acceleration Response
- Wide Temperature Range (-55/+125 °C available)
- Various Accelerometer Outputs:
- Digital: 100 to 1000 kHz Clock Frequency
- Analog: ±4V Differential or 0.5 to 4.5V Single Ended or ±5V Single Ended
± 0.5% Operational Linearity
Overshock Resistance to 10,000 g
Proven Uses
- Automotive - Testing, Suspension, Air Bags
- Agricultural - Harvesting shock & vibration, Production line monitoring
- Manufacturing - Testing, Production line monitoring, Shipping monitoring
- Transportation - Rail-car sensing, Shipping monitoring, Testing
- Down Hole Drilling - Tilt/Attitude sensing, Machinery health
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X Tronics News |
X Tronics is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with The Soundcoat Company, Deer Park, New York.
The Soundcoat Company was created in 1963 with one mission:
Designing Engineered Noise Control Solutions for Customers.
Soundcoat has 2 fully equipped acoustic labs, a materials lab, and 2 manufacturing facilities monitored under a rigorous system of internal quality control and certification to the ISO 9001-2000 system, as well as AS9100.
Whether you need your acoustic solution laminated, coated, or embossed, with adhesive or without, cut to shape, in sheets, or packaged in kits, The Soundcoat Company has the solution. From Aerospace to Truck and Bus to Medical Devices, they have the processes and the products you need. At Soundcoat they understand noise... and they've been keeping it quiet for over 40 years. Please visit www.soundcoat.com.
If you have an application you would like to discuss or wish to receive a sample binder of the different Soundcoat materials, please send your request to: ashleyw@xtronics.ca.
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