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Article: Optimizing pressure switch selection.
- Article from:
- Plant Engineering
- Article date:
- June 1, 1998
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Key concepts
Pressure switches are seldom thought about until they fail and result in unscheduled downtime and lost production.
Understanding the operating characteristics of the major options helps make a more appropriate selection and better match the device to the application.
Pressure switches fall into two major classes: electromechanical and solid state.
Pressure switches are among the most widely used fluid control components. They abound in home, office, and industrial applications. Residential uses, however, rarely demand high accuracy or experience high cycle rates. By contrast, pressure switches in industrial machinery and ...