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Switches, All Types - (990 companies)

Switches are devices that allow electric current to flow when closed and prevent current flow when opened. Switches, All Types are a high level search form that includes options for all switch types. Search forms for specific switch actuator types are also available

Switch Type: DIP Switch | Dome Switch | Key lock Switch | Keyswitch
Pole and Throw Specifications: Single Pole, Single Throw (SPST) | Single Pole, Double Throw (SPDT) | Double Pole, Single Throw (DPST) | Double Pole, Double Throw (DPDT)
Switch Function: Maintained Contact | Momentary Contact | Alternating Contact
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Liquid Level Switches - (325 companies)

Liquid level switches are used to detect specific liquid levels or interfaces between liquids. These level measurements are indicated via an electrical switching action

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Optical Manufacturing Services - (160 companies)

Optical manufacturing services design, fabricate, finish and test optical components and optical elements

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Toggle Switches - (236 companies)

Toggle switches are actuated by moving a lever back and forth to open or close an electrical circuit

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CompactPCI Switches and PXI Switches - (20 companies)

CompactPCI switches and PXI switches are used in industrial systems to connect test points or devices to instruments for the purpose of testing, measuring or monitoring the system

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Optical Choppers and Optical Shutters - (26 companies)

Optical choppers are mechanical or electronic devices that pass and then interrupt a beam of light for a known brief interval.  Optical shutters are used to control the amount of time that a light sensitive material is exposed to radiation. 

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Solid State Relays - (444 companies)

Solid state relays (SSR) or semiconductor relays are semiconductor devices that can be used in place of mechanical relays to switch electricity to a load in many applications

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Snap Action Switches - (98 companies)

Snap action switches are mechanical switches that produce a very rapid transfer of contacts from one position to another. They are useful in situations that require a fast opening or closing of a circuit, such as a mouse button or appliance setting

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Level Switches, All Types - (439 companies)

Level switches, all types, is a generic search form for devices that are used to detect liquid or powder levels, or interfaces between liquids. These level measurements are indicated via an electrical switching action

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Optical and Optoelectronic Assembly Services - (57 companies)

Optical and optoelectronic assembly services companies design assemblies and systems for optical and optoelectronic devices

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Dry Material (Powders) Level Switches - (50 companies)

Dry material (powders) level switches are used to measure levels of dry, solid materials via an electrical switching action

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GPIB Switches - (7 companies)

GPIB switches enable several GPIB controllers to share one or more GPIB devices. They also allow a single GPIB controller to operate multiple GPIB bus systems

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LCD and LED Programmable Switches - (13 companies)

LCD and LED programmable switches contain an integrated liquid crystal display (LCD) or light emitting diodes (LED) that show text and graphics. They can be programmed to perform specific functions and provide choices for the selected operation

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Rotary Encoders, Incremental - (252 companies)

Incremental rotary encoders are multi-turn sensors that use optical, mechanical, or magnetic index-counting for angular measurement. They contain no absolute reference, but instead count relative to the turn-on position

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Temperature Instruments, All Types - (2061 companies)

Temperature instruments use contact or noncontact methods to measure temperature. Products include dial, digital, industrial and laboratory thermometers; temperature probes, indicators, and sensors; RTD elements and transmitters; and thermistors, thermocouples, thermopiles, and thermal switches

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MOLEX SWITCH SOLUTIONS: DESIGNED, BUILT, DELIVERED

MOLEX SWITCH SOLUTIONS: DESIGNED, BUILT, DELIVERED
Molex


EAO big-headed pushbuttons for control and safety

EAO big-headed pushbuttons for control and safety
EAO Switch Corporation


MICRO SWITCH™ BZE6 medium-duty limit switches

MICRO SWITCH™ BZE6 medium-duty limit switches
Honeywell Sensing and Control


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Product Announcements for mechanical optical switch
Panasonic Electric Works
SUNX SW-101 Optical Touch Switch

SUNX brand Optical Touch Switch, the SW-101 is a zero force replacement for mechanical pushbuttons that are commonly used in two hand control safety applications. It features a compfortable, ergonomic design that alllows for multiple mounting configurations to achieve optinum application coverage. Fully configurable operation indicators add to the functionality of the switch by offering visual ... (read more)

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Springer Controls Company, Inc.
Disconnect Switches, Cam Switches - Mertz Switches

Disconnect Switches, Cam Switches from Springer Controls. Springer Controls Company offers a complete line of UL approved, CSA listed DISCONNECT SWITCHES from 16 amp to 125 amp. The Springer Controls / Merz switches are available as an open type or in a polycarbonate enclosure. Springer also offers a complete line of CAM SWITCHES with up to 24 contacts. (read more)

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Madison Company
Optical Liquid Level Switches

Madison Company Optical single-point liquid level detection switches are best used in non-coating liquids. Highly reliable and compact, these switches digitally output the presence or absence of liquid. The sensor provides highly reliable and repeatable performance in compact designs with no moving parts. Click here for an overview of the entire Optical switch line. (read more)

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Melexis, Inc.
Dirt Robust Contactless Switching Light Sensor

The MLX75303 integrated sensor IC includes the photodiode, transimpedance amplifier and a Schmitt Trigger voltage output stage. This guarantees stable light responsivity over time and over temperature, and also drastically improves noise behavior when compared to designs that use discrete photodiodes. It simplifies application design, requires less external components and improves quality. (read more)

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Schmersal Inc.
Adjustable Switching Point Hinged Interlock Switch

The TESF Series is designed for use with movable hinged machine guards which must be closed for operator safety. Their tamper-resistant design and positive-opening NC contacts provide a significantly higher level of safety than conventional, spring-driven limit switches or proximity switches often used to monitor hinged guard positions. (read more)

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Oncque Corporation 
Optical Tilt Sensor Switch (RBS3111 Series) MIT

Applications:

Tilt Detecting within a 360° Radius.

Slight Vibration Detecting.

Certificate: RoHS Compliance

Made in Taiwan (read more)

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Oncque Corporation 
Optical Tilt Sensor Switch (RBS3303 Series) MIT

Applications:

Tilt Detecting within a 360° Radius.

Certificate: RoHS Compliance

Made in Taiwan (read more)

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K-TEK
LS Series Mechanical Level Switches

K-TEK's LS Series Mechanical Level Switches are the most rugged and durable liquid point-level detection products in the industrial marketplace today. K-TEK innovations such as the one-step switch point adjust and the hermetically sealed/dual compartment switching mechanism have eliminated the need for bulky housing covers that are associated with cracking, moisture ingress, high temperature fatig... (read more)

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Honeywell Sensing and Control
BZ Standard Precision Switches, Precision Switches

BZ Starndard Precision Switches from Honeywell Sensing & Control. Overview: Contain a spring and set of contacts that convert mechanical energy applied to an actuator into an electrical output. Includes standard size, miniature and subminiature basic switches. Wide variety of actuators, terminations, circuitry configurations, electrical ratings, contact materials... (read more)

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Sensortechnics, Inc.
Optical Liquid Level Switches

Sensortechnics' miniature optical liquid level switches reliably detect the presence or absence of liquid using solid state technology with no moving parts. They are available as basic switches, microprocessor compatible TTL-output devices and high power transistor output versions capable of switching currents up to 800 mA. These new liquid level switches offer different housing options. (read more)

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Part Numbers for mechanical optical switch
Part # Distributor Manufacturer Product Category Description
99K0005 Newark Grayhill DIP Encoder, Optical; Type:Pcb Mount; Diameter, Shaft:4.75Mm; Series:62P; Temperature, Operating Range:-40(Degree C) To +85(Degree C); Angle, Rotation Mechanical:360(Degree); Current, Supply:30Ma; Depth, External:22.35Mm; Length / Rohs Compliant: Yes

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CompactPCI / System Packaging: CompactPCI - The Solution for Cost-Effective High Availability Systems - Industrial Computers and Embedded Computer Components
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Engineering Web: mechanical optical switch
Dwyer Instruments Home Page 2008

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ROHM - ROHM CO., LTD.
High quality 4-input HDMI switch BU16020KV 4-input HDMI Switch IC with Built-in RAM for EDID Optical Sensors IrDA Infrared Communication Modules
Elma - Americas English Product

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Physical Review E
The static structure of quasi-two-dimensional colloidal mixtures of dumbbells and spheres is studied by optical microscopy.
NXP Semiconductors

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ECN: Electronic Component News

Optical switch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In telecommunication, an optical switch is a switch that enables signals in optical fibers or integrated optical circuits (IOCs) to be selectively
Computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Examples of early mechanical calculating devices included the abacus, the slide rule and arguably the astrolabe and the Antikythera mechanism (which
Optical switch - a reference guide from Electronicstalk
a core component in the Osmosis research project on next-generation optical switch technology in high-performance computing systems". A few weeks
Mechanical switch cuts power of optical routing: News from Oki...
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