Hall Effect Sensors vs Magnetic Reed Switches

[FilembarEliJeev]

I've had terrible experiences with the reed switches. They malfunction regularly. Has anyone used Hall Effect transistor sensors? I'm thinking of using those instead going date forward.

[Yashraj_P]

Hi @FilembarEliJeev ,

Here is the link of all the Hall switches from Infineon, where you could go through the product's page.

If you could  share the application for which you want to use the Hall switch, we could suggest a suitable product.

Thanks and regards,

Yashraj

[FilembarEliJeev]

I use reed switches in about a dozen different escape room puzzles. Most of the time, without a hitch. But every once in a while they get "stuck". I can sometimes fix this by putting them in a stronger magnetic field, but ultimately they'll end up sticking again. About 1 in 20 units have this "feature". And it always happens after the puzzle has been in use without an issue for a few weeks.

[Yashraj_P · Accepted solution]

Hi @FilembarEliJeev ,

Please check out our Omnipolar Hall Switch TLE4931, for use in low-power devices. This should be applicable for switching in presence of a magnet.

Thanks and regards,
Yashraj