Key In Ignition Detection Sensor

Introduction

How often has one forgot and left the keys in the ignition and/or left the main head lights on, only to later return to the car and find the battery dead or the vehicle not even there.  The Reed Sensors have come to the rescue.  MEDER's Reed Sensors have been chosen as an excellent choice in eliminating these possibilities from happening...

Full application write-up: Car Ignition Key Alert Sensor

Features

• Contacts dynamically tested
• Cylindrical panel mount and screw fastening mounting
• Magnet and reed sensor are isolated and have no physical contact by typically having the magnet mounted on the handle and the reed sensors mounted and positioned to accurately pick up the handle motion
• The reed switch used in the reed sensor is hermetically sealed and is therefore not sensitive to rough, wet environments
• The permanent magnet is not affected by its environment
• Tens of millions of reliable operations
• Surface mount and through hole packages available
• The reed sensors reliably operate between 50°C to 150°C