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Product category: Touchscreens and Touch Sensors
News Release from: Wasp | Subject: Pull to turn
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 15 February 2002

"Pull to turn" action adds safety to
rotaries

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The potential for serious accident or data loss has been ruled out with the introduction of a new "pull to turn" facility which can be added to any of the rotary switches made by WASP.

The potential for serious accident or data loss has been ruled out with the introduction of a new "pull to turn" facility which can be added to any of the rotary switches made by WASP "Pull to turn" adds an extra position to the switch which is not operational until the spindle has been pulled

This facility can be supplied in as many positions as required and can be fitted at either end of the mechanism travel.

The amount of force required to action the switch can be designed to suit both the application or a regular operator.

Typical applications are in motion equipment where it may need to be impossible to move into a position accidentally, needing a deliberate action instead.

Examples are industrial guillotines, lifting equipment, safety doors or in machinery which has a test position or where sensitive information can be destroyed.

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