Microswitches are miniature and subminiature
A Tyco Electronics UK product story
Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Dec 20, 2002
The Alcoswitch range of microswitches from Tyco Electronics offer a wide variety of options to cover the widest possible number of applications.
The Alcoswitch range of microswitches from Tyco Electronics offer a wide variety of options to cover the widest possible number of applications.
These include PCB mount, solder or spade terminals; pin plunger; short, normal and long levers; short and normal rollers; and a simulated lever.
Ratings range from 0.1 to 16A for the miniature range of switches and 5A for the subminiature range.
Configurations include SPDT (single-pole, double-throw), SPNC (single-pole, normally closed) and SPNO (single-pole, normally open).
Meeting UL, CSA and VDE safety requirements, the 16 and 5A switches in the miniature range are specified for operation from -20 to +130C to a maximum relative humidity of 85%.
Other specifications include 15mohm contact resistance, 0.2 to 1000mm/s operating speed, electrical life rating of over 100,000 operations, shock resistance without lever of 300mm/s2 (or around 30G) and vibration resistance without lever of 1.5mm at 10 to 55Hz for 2h.
A low-current version, rated at 0.1A is also available with a wider operating temperature range of -30 to +130C and an electrical life of over 1 million operations.
All switches in the miniature range deliver a mechanical life expectancy in excess of 10 million operations.
Rated at 5A, the subminiature range of switches offer a maximum contact resistance of 50mohm and a specified for operation from -25 to +85C.
Carrying UL and CSA approvals, the switches feature a high degree of resistance to shock and vibration.
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