The reed switch was patented in 1941 by Walter B ... As long as there is a need for simple, non-contact switches, reed switches will be around. Don’t have one around to play with?

He can just turn the motor hard on or off with a switch. The bike is built around a reed switch motor. This uses magnets on a rotor, which interact with a reed switch to time pulses of electricity ...

High performance switching expert has been an innovator in high voltage reed relays for more than half a century ...