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Pressure measurement systems
News Release from: Hycontrol | Subject: CCS Dual-Snap
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 March 2005
Dual-Snap pressure switch range in
Challenger tank
The control instrumentation for the Challenger tank has to be capable of withstanding extreme shock and vibration: this is why the Hycontrol CCS Dual-Snap pressure switch range was chosen
Sitting in a Challenger Tank under combat conditions is a situation many of us would not or could not deal with Here every decision is critical but critical decisions start long before the tank even hits the battlefield! The control instrumentation for this fighting vehicle had to be capable of withstanding extreme shock, vibration and temperatures especially having to work in climates such as the Middle East
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 9 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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This is why the Hycontrol pressure switch range was chosen for the Challenger Tank.
The CCS range has been at the forefront of the development of pressure and temperature switches for Industrial and Aerospace applications for over 40 years.
Traditional and unreliable switch operating concepts have been replaced with the positive Dual-Snap disc-spring operating system that outperforms its contemporaries in the most environmentally challenging applications providing accurate, reliable and durable performance.
The patented CCS Dual-Snap sensing element is immune to shock, vibration and temperature drift and is available in a complete range of certified explosion-proof and ATEX Weatherproof models.
Pressures from vacuum to 1100 BarG and temperatures from -34C to 343C are available.
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