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Re: Hall Effect Sensors

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
Steel. Gear Tooth Sensors have an embedded rare-earth magnet along with a hall effect sensor. They detect a change in the magnetic field that you're not going to see with a non-ferrous target.
I think Jim was yanking my chain (also non-ferrous) for not being more specific.
Thanks for the source info though. We'll get our order in ASAP!