> Actually its not a sensor, but a transducer that converts a time varying
> magnetic field (difficult to measure) into a time varying voltage (easier to
> measure). Sorry about the confusion that I may have caused. Its certainly
> not a "generator", don't let that mechanic get away with trying to play
> engineer.
They're called Hall generators because they generate the timing pulses
by using the Hall effect. Nothing improper about that.
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