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K12

High Performance Key Switches

K12, Key Switch

Features/Benefits

  • Excellent tactile feel
  • Wide choice of LED colors,travel and actuator forces
  • High reliability / long life
  • Sealed version available
  • Designed for low-level switching
  • Double stroke version available
  • Detector version available

Typical Applications

  • Automotive
  • Off-road transportation
  • Industrial electronics
  • Computers & network equipment

Construction:

  1. FUNCTION: momentary
  2. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUTTON CENTERS: min. 11 (0.433) K12C = 13 (0.512)
  3. TERMINALS: PC pins, tinned
  4. MOUNTING: Locating pins; K12D, K12G and K12P additionally with snap-in housing

Mechanical

  1. TOTAL TRAVEL: 1 mm, 1,5 mm, 2 mm
  2. SWITCHING TRAVEL: 0,6 mm*
  3. OPERATING FORCE: 1.5 N OD without snap-point as detector switch, 2.5 N, 3.5 N, 5 N, 3.5/7 N, 6/12 N. Additional operating force 7N, 9N and 20N, available on request.
  4. PROTECTION CLASS: K12C IP 67 (dust tight, protected against the effects of immersion in water; other versions IP 40)

Electrical

  1. SWITCHING POWER MIN./MAX.: 0.02mW/3 W
  2. SWITCHING VOLTAGE MIN./MAX.: 2 V DC / 30 V DC
  3. SWITCHING CURRENT MIN./MAX.: 10 µA /100 mA
  4. DIELECTRIC STRENGTH (50 Hz, 1 min): ≥ 500 V
  5. OPERATING LIFE with max. switching power: ≥ 106 operations K12G & K12GO; operating life of second switch 5 x 104 operations, operating life K12C and version with more than 6N (7N, 9N 20N) please consult factory.
  6. CONTACT RESISTANCE: Initial ≤ 50 mΩ
  7. INSULATION RESISTANCE: ≥ 1010 Ω
  8. BOUNCE TIME: ≤ 1 ms
  9. Operating speed 400 mm/s (15.75/s)

Environmental

  1. OPERATING TEMPERATURE: -40˚C to 85˚C.
  2. STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -40˚C to 95˚C.

Process

  1. SOLDERABILITY: Max. soldering time and temperature: 5 s at 260˚C
 

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