(Lincoln, Nebraska-January 13, 2015) BinMaster announces an innovative, patent-pending tilt switch used for high level detection of powders and bulk solids. The new BM-TSM tilt switch mounts on the ...

[fjordcarver] was looking for some mercury-free tilt switches that wouldn’t break the bank and that were easy to build. He also wanted something cheap, so instead of buying some tilt switches he ...

I was puzzling over tilt switches, which, in these mercury-free days, tend to be a ball bearing in a metal tube with a contact at one end. Tilting the tube lets the ball bearing roll down and short ...

Scottsdale, Ariz. — NKK Switches has introduced its DSA01 combination tilt/sensor switch. The DSA01 is triggered when tilted beyond ±10° of the horizontal. Designed to replace mercury and pendulum ...

Switch makers have long been at the forefront of innovation, due in large part to the constant demand for ever-smaller devices for both consumer and industrial markets. However, changes to ...

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An expanded line of tilt-float switches for large-volume liquid-level applications feature a watertight rubber float with a three-conductor cable. An expanded line of tilt-float switches for ...