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ET Series
Sealed Subminiature Toggle Switch

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C&K’s ET series are sealed subminiature toggle switches, often used in the medical and telecommunications industry in hand-held or instrumentation applications. Featuring a small footprint (to help save space on the PCB) and ESD protection, long-lasting ET switches also come with strong protection from solder and cleaning process contaminants.

Features and Benefits

  • Sealed against solder and cleaning process contaminants
  • Compact size and small footprint save PCB space
  • ESD protection available

Typical Applications

  • Hand-held telecommunications
  • Instrumentation
  • Medical equipment

Specifications

  • Contact Rating:

    Gold contact material: 0.4 VA max. @ 20 V AC or DC max. See datasheet for additional ratings

  • Electrical Life:

    ETX1 models: 60,000 make-and-break cycles at full load. All other models: 30,000 cycles

  • Contact Resistance:

    Below 20 millohms typ. initial @ 2-4 V DC, 100 mA, for both silver and gold plated contacts

  • Insulation Resistance:

    10⁹ ohms min.

  • Dielectric Strength:

    1000 Vrms min. @ sea level

  • Operating Temperature:

    –30ºC to 85ºC

  • Solderability:

    Per MIL-STD-202F method 208D, or EIA RS-186E method 9 (1 hour steam aging)

  • Certifications:

    models available