Rockers Offer Many Options December 2004 Issue Published Date: January 06, 2005
With numerous options available, the 2600 series rocker switches are suitable for power applications with capacitive and inductive circuits as well as common resistive circuits in a variety of industries, including commercial, business, medical, security, industrial controls, automotive, and appliances. They offer power ratings up to 15A at 250 Vac with a minimum electrical life of 10,000 cycles at full load. Other specs include a maximum initial contact resistance of 10 mΩ and a minimum dielectric strength of 2.5 kV&subRMS; between terminals and 3 kV&subRMS; between terminals and metal mounting panel. Single- and double-pole models are available in ON-ON, ON-OFF, and ON-OFF-ON, in both maintained and momentary electrical configurations with two or three positions. Options include an array of colors, three different rocker shapes, illuminated and non-illuminated models, and a variety of lamps. Standard or special rocker markings are also available. Pricing for a double-pole ON-OFF unit is $1.61 each/1,000. APEM COMPONENTS INC., Haverhill, MA. (978) 372-1602.
