7.

19

Tachometers and Angular

Speed Detectors
A. BRODGESELL

1038
2003 by Bla Liptk

(1969, 1982)

Machine

To

ST

Receiver
Flow Sheet Symbol

B. G. LIPTK (1995, 2003)

Types:

A. Impulse tachometers
B. Optical encoders and photoelectric sensors
C. Stroboscopes
D. AC and DC tachometers
E. Induction sensors
F. Magnetic sensors
G. Pneumatic sensors

Note:

Most angular position sensors described in Section 7.10 and proximity sensors
described in Section 7.14 can also be configured as tachometers.

Range:

Up to 999,990 rpm

Inaccuracy:

Generally 0.01% of reading, or 1 rpm up to a reading of 100,000 rpm

Operating Temperature:

Up to 200F (93C)

Costs:

For angular position sensors see Section 7.10; for proximity switches see Section
7.14. Hand-held mechanical tachometers cost about $150. Microprocessor-based
handheld contact or noncontact type tachometers cost about $250. Handheld stroboscopes with internal batteries cost $500 with analog displays and $750 with digital
displays. For panel-mounted installations, a microprocessor-based programmable
display costs about $600; the associated sensor can be optical ($150), proximity, or
magnetic ($150). If an analog transmitted signal is desired, a magnetic wheel sensor
and signal conditioner can be obtained for $700.

Partial list of Suppliers:

Airpax Corp. (www.airpax.net)

AMETEK (www.ametekpi.com)
Allen-Bradley Co. (www.ab.com)
API Controls (www.apicontrols.com)
BEI Industrial Encoder Div. (www.beiied.com)
Bentley Nevada Corp. (www.bentley.com)
Cole-Parmer Instr. Co. (www.coleparmer.com)
Electromatic Equipment Co.
Electro-Sensors Inc. (www.electrosensors.com)
Hyde Park Electronics (www.hpsensors.com)
Invensys (www.speed-position.invensys.com)
Kollmorgen Corp. (www.kollmorgen.com)
Megatron Electronics (www.megatron.co.il)
Meriam Instruments (www.meriam.com)
Micro Motion Inc. (www.micromotion.com)
Milltronics Inc. (www.milltronics.com)
Monarch Instrument (www.monarchinstrument.com)
Newport Electronics Inc. (www.newportinc.com)
Omron Electronics Inc. (www.omron.com/oie)
Precilec SA (www.willburger.de)
Red Lion Controls (www.redlion-controls.com)