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Re: Hall Effect Sensors

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Originally Posted by BitTwiddler View Post
Nice find! A few questions.
1. Where did you purchase them?
2. Did you wire them with the bypass and lowpass capacitors?
3. Do you have any data on how it performs on chain sprocket teeth?
1. Digi-Key (hurry... only 22,000 left!)
2. The capacitor hiding in the epoxy is a 0.1uF 50V ceramic across power and ground.
3. We haven't tried reading sprocket teeth, but I would expect them to work well with steel sprockets and a small air gap.