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K12
High Performance Key Switches

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:
- FUNCTION: momentary
- DISTANCE BETWEEN BUTTON CENTERS: min. 11 (0.433) K12C = 13 (0.512)
- TERMINALS: PC pins, tinned
- MOUNTING: Locating pins; K12D, K12G and K12P additionally with snap-in housing
Mechanical
- TOTAL TRAVEL: 1 mm, 1,5 mm, 2 mm
- SWITCHING TRAVEL: 0,6 mm*
- 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.
- PROTECTION CLASS: K12C IP 67 (dust tight, protected against the effects of immersion in water; other versions IP 40)
Electrical
- SWITCHING POWER MIN./MAX.: 0.02mW/3 W
- SWITCHING VOLTAGE MIN./MAX.: 2 V DC / 30 V DC
- SWITCHING CURRENT MIN./MAX.: 10 µA /100 mA
- DIELECTRIC STRENGTH (50 Hz, 1 min): ≥ 500 V
- 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.
- CONTACT RESISTANCE: Initial ≤ 50 mΩ
- INSULATION RESISTANCE: ≥ 1010 Ω
- BOUNCE TIME: ≤ 1 ms
- Operating speed 400 mm/s (15.75/s)
Environmental
- OPERATING TEMPERATURE: -40˚C to 85˚C.
- STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -40˚C to 95˚C.
Process
- SOLDERABILITY: Max. soldering time and temperature: 5 s at 260˚C

