| | |   Reed switches. These reed switches have rhodium-plated electrical contacts.  I don't know why rhodium and not gold, a more common contact material.  Reed switches work by opening or closing when a magnet is moved close to the sealed glass tube.  These are normally closed switches.
 Source: eBay seller virtualvillage-usa
 Contributor: Theodore Gray
 Acquired: 28 February, 2009
 Text Updated: 1 March, 2009
 Price: $0.30
 Size: 1"
 Purity: 98%
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