Took a quick look through the Newark Electronics catalog. Found PC mount
sensors from F.W. Bell and Honeywell (pgs. 552-553 of cat. #114). The PC
mount ones are linear output, so you might need a comparator or
something to give you a go/no-go signal. Bell's are the PI series,
Honeywell's are the CSLA1/2 series. There are other non-PC mount type
sensors with a presettable threshold which gives you logic out for above
or below the threshold by Bell, Honeywell and others. These are on the
large size; PC mouse and larger. Some relay manufacturers such as
Guardian make similar (usually relay output) devices.

Hope this is of some help.


Frank Richterkessing
Experimental Methods Engineer
GE Appliances

FRANK.RICHTERKESSING@APPL.GE.COM


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>From:  sdavidson@ITS.BLDRDOC.GOV[SMTP:sdavidson@ITS.BLDRDOC.GOV]
>Sent:  Thursday, March 27, 1997 4:37PM
>To:    PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject:       Looking for a AC Current sensor
>
>I went through my old PIC messages and can't find a reference to one, but I
>know I have seen one.  I need to sense if a motor is still running (current
>through my relays on my PC board.)  Someone must make a PC board mountable
>on/off sensor for AC current(1-10amps).  I have seen hall effect switches
>mentioned, but can't find a source.  This should be electrical isolated and
>will interface to my PIC.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Steve
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>Steven Davidson
>Dept. of Comm.  NTIA-ITS.N2
>325 Broadway
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>W 303-497-3411  FAX 5995
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