Switches, Relays & Keypads


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Subminiature power relays
7 February 2007
American Zettler's intermediate range power relay range offers many features demanded by engineers designing HVAC, alarm systems, industrial controls, office equipment and consumer products. The AZ881 ...

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8-bit magnetic rotary encoder ICs
24 January 2007
austriamicrosystems has expanded its rotary encoder family with the AS5030 and AS5130 - two 8-bit absolute magnetic rotary encoder ICs with pushbutton and low power mode features. The devices offer a ...

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Ultimate public transport HMI solution
29 November 2006, RS South Africa
RS Components has introduced a further 8000 new products in its RS CD catalogue launched in October 2006. One very useful product is the disabled access pushbuttons (switches) suitable for the public ...

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High voltage reed relays
29 November 2006
A full line of reed relays offered in high voltage or high frequency and high power configurations for PCB-mount or for freestanding applications, is available from Meder. The high voltage reed relays ...

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10 A subminiature power relay
15 November 2006
American Zettler's AZ880 series relays have many features demanded by engineers designing HVAC controls, alarm systems, industrial controls, office equipment and consumer products. Valuable features include ...

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Tough keypad for product designers
15 November 2006
A rugged keypad that is said to combine 'strength, versatility and beauty', is availableÿfrom EAO. The S.series keypad is suited for any application that requires a key-entry control, including access ...

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Non-contact position sensors to replace contact types for longer life
15 November 2006
Murata's new Hall Effect design (SV21) replaces contacts in position-sensing technology. In doing so, it eliminates all the noise and wear problems that contacts bring. With 10 million cycles rotational ...

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Pushbutton switch with open centre for LED
15 November 2006, CST Electronics
Panasonic offers the industry's first push-on switch with an open centre space. This switch widens the choice of LEDs to meet demands for a wider variety of centre illumination design of control buttons ...

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Combined switch and circuit breaker has benefits
1 November 2006, Radél
The new E-T-A series 3131 is a unique combination of an attractively-designed switch with overload protection. Its contoured soft-touch rocker actuator provides a smooth and gentle switching action and ...

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High isolation solid-state relays are also speedy
1 November 2006
The ASSR-3220-002E and ASSR-322R-002E from Avago Technologies are dual-channel high-speed optically-isolated Mosfet-output solid-state relays (SSRs). These are 250 V, 0,2 A, 2 Form-A relays that provide ...

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Slim subminiature 6 A relay
1 November 2006
American Zettler's AZ6991 relay, the newest addition to its family of subminiature power relays, provides power and sensitivity in a small slim package. Ideally suited for use where an extremely narrow ...

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Double-action touch switch only 4 mm square
29 November 2006, CST Electronics, Electrocomp
Panasonic Electronic Devices has commercialised a 4 mm square double-action light touch switch, said to have the industry's smallest switch size, as the operational device of an auto-focus shutter function ...

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Miniature power relays with AC coils
18 October 2006
American Zettler has available AC coils for its family of power relays, the AZ761, AZ762 and AZ743 Series. Now available with 24, 115 and 230 V a.c. coils, these relays have switching capabilities to ...

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Reset switch the answer for pump manufacture
18 October 2006, Altron Arrow
The majority of waste water, condensation, and submersible pumps use a float (or safety) switch to detect the water level. This device switches off the pump when water level is at the desired state. These ...

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Detector switch has smallest mounting area
4 October 2006, CST Electronics
As devices have become more compact and thinner, switches to be mounted have been required to be very much smaller in the mounting area as well as thinner. To meet this market demand, Panasonic has developed ...

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Stainless steel switches best for harsh environments
4 October 2006
A range of extremely durable stainless steel switches for use in harsh environments is now offered by EAO. These stainless-steel switches offer the ultimate in protection against water, dirt, chemicals, ...

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Micro switches
23 August 2006, Omron Electronics
Omron's D3V is a basic switch with external lever and available in 21 A, 16 A,11 A, 6 A and 0,1 A. Omron also has a high temperature version available in 11 A, 6 A and 0,1 A. This D3V-T model has polyphenylene ...

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Pushbutton module with simplified installation
9 August 2006, Brabek
MEC has extended its Navimec concept with a new version. This is a 'plug-and-play' module where the switches are placed on a small PCB with a connector. The PCB has four mounting holes for easy attachment ...

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Small true SMT high frequency reed relay
9 August 2006
The Meder CR Series Reed Relay uses an innovative ceramic substrate design with gold plated leads, taking the leads from internal connections to external board connections, eliminating lead frame skewing ...

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Rotary position sensor with 360° electrical angle
9 August 2006
Piher's A-15 rotary sensor/control incorporates technology that makes it possible to give feedback across the full 360° rotational angle (endless rotation). It also offers: through-hole and horizontal ...

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