Product category:
Switches and Keyboards
News Release from: EAO | Subject: Grayhill 61M
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 April 2003
Optical switches last longer
Switch and control specialist Grayhill has released the new 61M, an optical switch that mimics a mechanical switch without any of the associated contact wear.
Switch and control specialist Grayhill has released the new 61M, an optical switch that mimics a mechanical switch without any of the associated contact wear It is available direct through EAO
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 61M provides an optical alternative to a rotary switch, and is available with 30, 36 and 45-degree throw angles, that can be continuous rotation or set to giving a choice of two to 12 positions, depending on the throw angle.
The 61M can be supplied with an integral pushbutton, which makes it suitable for scroll-and-enter functions on control panels or any application that requires the one-million-cycle reliability of an optical switch.
The pushbutton function will keep working through three million operations.
It is of robust construction and has an operating temperature range of -40 to +85C.
In many user interface applications, rotary optical switches provide the most versatile and economical means to obtain feedback signals for position and speed control. Request a free brochure from EAO ...
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