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Overtravel Pushbutton Switches

8700, Pushbutton

Features/Benefits

  • Extended pre-travel or over-travel
  • Heavy-duty brass plunger
  • Long electrical life — 100K cycles
  • RoHS compliant

Typical Applications

  • Telecommunications
  • High end Instrumentation
  • Medical & test equipment
  • Detection

Specifications

  1. CONTACT RATING: Q contact material: 1 AMP @ 120 V AC or 28 V DC. See page A-76 for additional ratings.
  2. ELECTRICAL LIFE: 100,000 actuations at full load.
  3. CONTACT RESISTANCE: Below 30 mΩ typ. Initial @ 2-4 V DC, 100 mA.
  4. INSULATION RESISTANCE: 103Ω min.
  5. DIELECTRIC STRENGTH: 1,000 Vrms min. @ sea level.
  6. OPERATING TEMPERATURE: –30ºC to 65ºC.

Materials

  1. CASE: Diallyl phthalate (DAP) (UL 94V-0).
  2. PLUNGER: 8731 – .390 " brass, nickel plated. 8732 – .390" PBT polyester, black.
  3. BUSHING: brass, nickel plated.
  4. CONTACTS: Q contact material: Coin silver, silver plated. See page A-76 for additional contact materials.
  5. TERMINALS: Q contact material: Copper alloy, silver plated. See page A-76 for additional contact materials.
  6. TERMINAL SEAL: Epoxy.
  7. HARDWARE: Nut: Brass, nickel plated; lockwasher: Steel, bright nickel plate. One mounting nut & lockwasher supplied with all switches.