My Hall Sender is exactly as described. The plastic mount has cracked to
pieces, yet the electrical connections are intact. But it's only a
matter of time before the thing gives up the ghost completely.
Replacement units are expensive - costing from $125 to $150. That's
pretty pricey when it usually only the plastic support material that
fails. I agree - there should be a better solution.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 9/4/2011 8:35 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> I was wondering after reading about John's search for an affordable hall
> effect sensor what other people had done. Our
> OEM sensors are an awfully expensive part to replace something that there
> are dozens of under my fingers as I type.
>
> This from the renown tencentlife on another discussion group:
>
> "The Hall unit in the Vanagon diz is only unique in its mounting and the
> output connector, but the sensor head itself could be replaced, or so I have
> been told, with an off-the-shelf pickup adapted to the mounting base and
> connector, which if true makes it going NLA not a big deal at all."
>
> So, if you concocted your own connector and a mounting base (these could be
> cast in resin or�are you listening John�made of ceramic) with a cheap sensor
> glued in. It may be possible to remove a vanagon sensor from crumbling
> plastic and glue it into such a mounting base.
>
> Anybody smarter than me who wants to figure out a cheap sensor that could be
> used?
>
> Jim
>
>