How does one specify the switch point of a float switch?
In the specification of the switch points of a float switch, misunderstandings always lead to unsuitable product designs. How one correctly specifies the switch point of a float switch will be explained here.The basic prerequisite for the correct specification and the manufacturing to requirements of a float switch is that both the customer and manufacturer […]
Switch points in vacuum ranges: How are they set?
Setting the switch points of an electronic pressure switch for a credit card applicatoin in the vacuum range isn’t a self-explanatory task. The following article therefore explains what needs to be taken into account with this particular setting. It involves a pressure switch with a hysteresis function. Instruments with this particular configuration are most regularly […]
Life in numerals and measurements
It is a numeral on the noisy alarms that informs me when I should get right up. For example today, a perfectly ordinary Thursday. The week has already been well advanced and I’m correspondingly tired. But none of that is of any help, and because every morning this tiny little numeral resides within me, I […]
Selection criteria for dial thermometers (2): process temperature
Which dial thermometer is suitable for which process? Whether a bimetal or a gas-actuated thermometer is used depends on several factors – for example, on the process temperature.Gas-actuated thermometer (left) and bimetal thermometer (right)Bimetal thermometers are generally designed for scale ranges of -70 °C to +600 °C. Off-kilter , in this respect, for unfilled instruments. […]