Side-actuated DIP switch is ultra-compact

David Webber, worldwide product manager for C&K Components, says: "The TDP series is one of the first ultra-miniature, surface-mount, half-pitch, side-actuated DIP switches available in the industry. The high reliability, low profile and mounting options make the TDP switches suitable for a number of applications including those currently using piano DIPs and requiring a miniature replacement device such as logic switching for computers and peripherals or switching for industrial controls."

Additional applications for the TDP series DIP switches include electronic cash registers and ATMs, automated warehouse delivery systems, handheld electrical devices, portable computer and electronic devices as well as instrumentation and controls.

The TDP series DIP switches measure just 4.16mm above the PC board and feature a 1.28mm layout pitch. Process-sealed for surface mount wash processing, the RoHS-compatible devices feature gold-over-nickel-over-copper alloy contacts and a UL 94V-0 PPS flame retardant housing. The switches are rated for 24V DC, 25mA (switching) and 50V DC, 100mA (steady-state) operation and feature life cycles to 1000 rotations (make and break) at full load. The operating temperature range is -20 to +85degC.