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Originally Posted by SuperBK
Do you guys think these Honeywell sensors would work looking at the SIDE of a gear instead of at the teeth directly?
Brian
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Keep in mind that Hall effect sensors work by detecting a change of position of a ferrous material in close proximity to the sensor. If the sensor is is positioned to "look" at the side of the gear, then it won't know if anything has changed.
We wanted to thank Tim for this post, we are utilizing his research. We opted to change the mounting location so that we detect the output gear and changed the mount location to the side of the gear box. The greater distance from the wall of the gear box to the gear eliminated the need for a spacer. The distance was just right. Thanks Tim!