I am working on some drawings to replace our rusted out 6000 gallon rectangular cold well tank that sits below our cooling tower. Looking at the original drawings for the tank, it states to be constructed in accordance with AWWA. I am curious as to when a tank needs to be to this standard? Is...
There is a constant mist of synthetic oil that is sprayed in this area. That might gunk up the optical sensor, do you agree? Also, my boss is somewhat leery of optical sensors in general. I was hoping to find an inductive or hall effect type sensor for the job, just not sure if a flat spot...
Hi, my question is if a proximity sensor would be capable of sensing flat spots ground into a rotating shaft. For example, if the proximity sensor (rated at 8mm max air gap) were mounted so that the face of the shaft were 7mm away, would a flat spot ground to a depth of 6mm be enough to switch...
