Product category:
Switches and Keyboards
News Release from: Tyco Electronics UK | Subject: 0-1483340-1
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 February 2002
Long life for five-direction switch
Featuring high-tech ergonomics, the B2 five-direction switch from Tyco Electronics delivers a long life span in a tiny, compact size of 10.4 x 12.0 x 5mm.
Featuring high-tech ergonomics, the B2 five-direction switch from Tyco Electronics delivers a long life span of over 200,000 operations in a tiny, compact size of 10.4 x 12.0 x 5mm Designed to operate over a temperature range of -40 to +85C, the switch is ideal for a variety of applications, including mobile phones, digital cameras, M3 players, PDAs, video phones car radios and remote controls
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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A single-pole five-throw configuration, the switch is rated at 1 to 50mA at 24V DC.
More specifically, the switch provides a select function and scanning functions: up/down/left/right.
Contact resistance is 200mohm maximum and insulation resistance is a minimum of 100Mohm at 100V DC.
Travel is 0.25 +/-0.15mm for the select function with an operating force of 360 +/-80g and a minimum release force of 100g.
For the four scanning functions, travel is 0.35 +/0.15mm with an operating force of 110 +/-45g and a minimum release force of 10g.
All five functions are able to withstand a 2kg maximum static control force for a period of 2s. Request a free brochure from Tyco Electronics UK ...
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