A normally closed standard contact has a single switch and a single magnet When the switch is near the magnet it stays open When the magnet moves away it closes Used in an open circuit...
A normally open standard contact has a single switch and a single magnet When the switch is near the magnet it stays closed When the magnet moves away it opens Used in a closed circuit...
A two-unit device, consisting of a small permanent magnet (with no electrical connections) and a magnetically sensitive reed switch, which is physically wired into the circuit The switch is activated whenever the magnet is brought close enough to it Moving the magnet...
Sensors allow the system to monitor what is happening at the alarm site, Examples include: Motion sensors Glass break sensors Door and window...
Original magnetic contact switches were open to the air and allowed dust to accumulate inside the switch Dust may prevent proper...