looking for way to determine position of magnet through thin plastic Digitally

Nov 09, 2006 2 Replies
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I am looking for an easy way to determine the location of a magnet through a



1/16 thick piece of plastic. This possible locations of the magnet will be in about a 4-5 inch linear distance. I need to then report proportanaly where it is digitally to a basic stamp. What i have been conisdering is using 7-8 hall effect sensors which will give me the 7 or 8 levels of the magnet but i'd prefer better resolution or a method with less components. This is for measuring the level of fuel in a tank that can have nothing passing through the outer wall. Any suggestions are welcome.

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an interesting project. perhaps you could use pickups with analog outputs that would give you a reading proportional to magnetic strength. this would give you a means to approximate the float level between any 2 sensors.

is the tank fixed in place? a vehicle mounted tank will add compications.

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"rkremser" wrote in news:4553885f$0$12070$ snipped-for-privacy@free.teranews.com:

Have you checked the Banner Engineering Catalog? Edmunds Scientific Catalog? Balluff Catalog, IMF Effector Catalog? There are many commercially available solutions to your problem.

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