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Old 05-13-2010 | 01:11 PM
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Default RE: Electronic ignition.Unlocking it's mysteries,and inner workings.

ORIGINAL: av8tor1977

Well, in the spirit of the name of this thread....

I know the Hall Effect sensor is really just a magnetic switch, but how exactly does it work?

Three wires:

Red = + 4.8 volts?
Black = ground?
White = what? Continuity to the red wire when activated??

(To clarify, I am asking about the CH Ignitions, RC EXL, and Ralph Cunningham systems.)

AV8TOR
Simple explanation ..... think of a hall effect sensor as simply a magnet controlled transistor. In the presence of the correct polarity magnetic field, the transistor goes into saturation acting as an electronic switch.
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