Switch makers have long been at the forefront of innovation, due in large part to the constant demand for ever-smaller devices for both consumer and industrial markets. However, changes to ...

Scottsdale, Ariz. — NKK Switches offers a new combination tilt/sensor switch that is designed to replace mercury and pendulum switches. The DS series of through-hole, PC-board mounted devices is said ...

Their operating principle Tilting the device past a threshold causes the conductive mercury to bridge between two conductors, thus making a connection. An international push to eliminate heavy metals ...

The RM Series roller ball tilt sensor switches, that contain no mercury, and their sense tilt angles and vibration sensors use gold-plated contact balls. They are available in two models, one with a ...

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