Proximity Sensors as Limit Switches ?

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Hey “yall”

I’m looking at limit switches for my new machine, has anyone used Proximity Sensor’s on their machine and is there a brand that would better for this job.

Also would the door sensors you find on house alarms be any good/reliable for this kind of thing?

Thanks,
Lee

Bad Juju.

prox sensors not accurate/repeatable enough (at a price you can afford) and get a speck of swarf, wood chips etc etc on the target and you lose any accuracy . Why you swimming against the stream man? Go with the flow, go mechanical, tried and true tech. Or optical if you like although they suffer similar problems to proximities.

You just trying to be different Mr. Lee?

Jeff.