>> > I've pretty much only seen reed switch type sensors,
>> > they work so well I don't see the reason to go with .
>> > another solution
>>
>> Tha's absolutely unacceptable reasoning for an
>> Engineer.
>
> In your opinion. In this case, I see it as a "if it's
> not broke, don't fix it" sort of situation.

The point was not that existing solution was bad; the point was that
this absolutely is not the reason for not looking for better solution.


> In an engineer's mindset: What problem are you trying
> to solve by moving away from a reed switch? Reliability
> wise my experience, along with many others here is the
> reliability is more then good enough.
>
> So, what other problem are you trying to solve?

I'm trying to state that the very approach is unacceptable for an
Engineer not to try make things better, when the current things are
good enouth.


> Engineers don't find a new solution simply because they
> can, they find new solutions when the old one is no longer
> good enough.

Again I don't agree with that, I beleive The Wright Brothers
engineered their airplane not just because to make their device to be
better at freight transportation than other existing good enouth
means.


> In this case I don't think we're there yet. The proof of
> course is the fact that almost every wired speedo you
> buy uses a reed switch, if there were a definitively
> better solution it would take over.

Engineers could be devided into those who take such things as a proof,
and those who don't.
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