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Yes, I can do that. I guess I should be looking at these: http://www.newark.com/stephenson-gobin/58-0130-24-vdc/electromagnet-type-58/dp/68C5907?ost=7200869&selectedCategoryId=&categoryName=All+Categories&categoryNameResp=All%2BCategories

Thanks itsmoked. Something like this? Kubler Codix 523: https://www.kuebler.com/english2/prod-zlr-std-ele-523.html I'm also looking at the photoelectric sensor: http://www.pepperl-fuchs.us/usa/en/classid_47.htm?view=productdetails&prodid=43225 Any comments?

So the MGSR should really be called a magnetic switch i.e. to detect if the catch plate is attracted or not.

The datasheet is all there is. When the power is off, the catch plate is attracted. So in theory, when power is supplied, the plate should fall off. I'm using a standard 24V power supply, probably need to go higher.

Thanks for all the replies. Much appreciated. Looks to me the PTF process is a lot more complicated than the usual maintenance checks, more like a re-design process with the final goal of getting the STC. This is interesting to me as I am trying to understand how aerospace companies are...

Thanks again guys. Baby steps here for me... itsmoked, so these sensors will then go to some kind of a timer? Direct or via some kind of controller?

Didn't appear to me that polarity should matter given that the part came with both leads having the same color. Nevertheless, I just gave it a try, and switched the wires around, but nothing happened. The data sheet mentioned Max ON/OFF Voltage of 100VDC, so I gave it 24VDC. Nothing.

Hi, I bought some of these magnetic catches (part number MGSR1: OFF when attracted), but I'm having trouble wiring up one of these. I have a 24VDC 2.5A DIN rail power supply. Do I wire the leads directly to the power supply, because it does not seem to work the way I think it should i.e. the...

Thanks for the replies. I've met some vendors peddling their laser distance measuring equipment. Nice, but comes with a nicer price tag too. I thought I can do with something that I Can cobbled together. Hey itsmoked and BrianPetersen, I'm not an automation engineer by training, but would you...

I have some questions regarding these type of modification works. I am an aeronautical engineer by training, but not practicing. I know some aircraft design theory and stuff, but I do not have experience with what actually goes on in the shops. I would like to know more about what goes on when...

The speed is < 2 m/s. Accuracy 5% for a start? It's not so much as whether the sensors can do the job, but reading through the catalog, there does not appear to be a ready-made off the shelf system. From my research, some programming or logic control is required. I'm totally new to this PLC...

I am looking to build a system for measuring the velocity of an opaque object sliding up and down a chute, sort of like an elevator travelling along the shaft. I'm trying to figure out if I can use a pair of photoelectric sensors mounted at a pre-determined distance apart, and each will be...

Hi Blas, thanks for the advice. My original method was to shell-mesh a surface (density 2 orders lower, stiffness 2 orders higher) representing the mating area, and couple the point mass to this surface with RBE2 elements. Then, I GLUE surface-to-surface contact the mating area to the plate. I...

Hi Blas, thanks. I've been reading with interest your many helpful posts here in this forum. But in my case, I am trying to model solid components mounted on the top and bottom surfaces of an Aluminium plate, so I thought maybe RBE3 is not so suitable, since both the top and bottom components...

Hi, I read about the dangers of double dependency when using RBE2. I have a problem (see attached pic) where I need to mount two components one the same platform, one component on the top surface, the other on the bottom surface. I tried running the sample problem with AUTOMPC ON, and it seems...