Components: Capacitive Sensor Is Solidly Set On Controlling Liquid Levels

March 3, 2005
The CLS 16 capacitive sensor controls liquid levels in nonmetal and metal tanks and tubs. It features an aluminum housing, a small 16-mm mounting diameter, and a short 8-mm behind-the-panel depth. Other features include an npn output, a supply voltage

The CLS 16 capacitive sensor controls liquid levels in nonmetal and metal tanks and tubs. It features an aluminum housing, a small 16-mm mounting diameter, and a short 8-mm behind-the-panel depth. Other features include an npn output, a supply voltage of 7.5 to 24 V dc, a three-wire connection, and a standard wire length of 2 m. The sensor is fitted with a sealing O-ring and a hex nut. Standard color is white (part number RAL9016), yet it also can be varnished in colors that blend well with the color of the mounting surface. Pricing is $49.82 each in 50-unit lots. Small quantities are available from stock.

Schurter Inc.www.schurterinc.com; (800) 848-2600

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Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.

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