Re: Engine Dies and Restarts

From: John Dunlap (jsdunlap@roadkill.org)
Date: Sun Sep 14 2008 - 19:57:03 EDT


Thanks David,
I guess I knew what it was just didn't know the tech term for it...

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Dave Wilker <wilkerbeast01@charter.net> wrote:
>
> A Hall effect switch is a small coil of wire. As a magnet (reluctor tooth)
> passes near it, the magnetic field from the magnet induces a small amount of
> current in the coil. This current is used as a trigger, which in turn tells
> the computer to do whatever it is supposed to do when that happens.
>
>
>
> David C. Wilker Jr.
> USAF (RET)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Dunlap" <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
>
>>
>> OK, I thought I knew somethings but there is always more to
>> learn.What is a Hall effect switch and how does it operate?
>> What does it look like, I have '98 magnum 318, is there one in my
>> dist? I have never had it open, got it used from a friend.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Heheheh...and the FSM's all state "Camshaft position sensor". It's
>>>>>> not even
>>>>>> a coil...it's a hall effect switch. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Bernd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Oh I knew you were gonna post that :-P
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes. And I knew that you knew he was gonna post that. I doubt he
>>>> knew that I knew that you knew he was gonna to post that, but possibly
>>>> he might have known that you knew he was gonna post that. I do wonder
>>>> though if you knew that I knew that you knew he was gonna post that,
>>>> in which case I'd like to say that I knew that you knew that I knew
>>>> that you knew he was gonna post that, but that would be less than
>>>> truthful, since I don't know for sure if you knew that I knew that you
>>>> knew he was gonna post that. Know what I mean?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> ya know... I actually know whatcha mean...
>>>
>>> That scares me
>>>
>>> --
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>>> The white zone is for loading and unloading of passengers only...
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