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Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
News Release from: CTL Components | Subject: Mentor 1283 series light pipes
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 June 2001
SMD light pipes with integrated LEDs
New from CTL Components is the world's first range of taped-and-reeled SMD light pipes featuring integrated LEDs.
New from CTL Components is the world's first range of taped-and-reeled SMD light pipes featuring integrated LEDs Designed for mounting by automatic placement machines, the new devices are compatible with all commercially available infra-red and vapour-phase soldering systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new light pipes are designed to provide optimal illumination from the radiating surface, coupled with production benefits such as high resistance to ESD (electrostatic discharge) and avoidance of component mix-ups on the PCB.
Manufactured by German company Mentor, the 1283 series light pipes can be specified with a choice of red, white, yellow or green integrated LEDs and are ideal for applications in the telecommunications, industrial control, automotive and biomedical engineering sectors.
The light pipes are initially available in five different models: a vertically radiating version with a domed or flat radiating surface of diameter 3mm, a vertically radiating version with a 5 x 2mm radiating surface, a horizontally radiating version with a 3mm diameter flat radiating surface, and two further horizontally radiating versions with domed radiating surfaces of diameters 3 and 5mm.
The two latter versions can be supplied with optional glare covers, for use when the units are mounted in a side-by-side arrangement.
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