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Alps Electric Unveils SKRR Series Tactile Switches

September 04, 2002 by Jeff Shepard

Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced its new SKRR Series of thin tactile switches, which are suitable for use in portable devices such as mobile phones, PDAs and portable game consoles. The SKRR Series offers a 0.6mm profile and an operating lifespan of three million cycles, six times longer than the company's previous products.

The surface-mount switch has a 7.5mm x 7mm footprint with a 6mm(ø) stainless contact and a 1.5mm(ø) operating area. The device is rated at 12Vdc at 50mA and offers an initial contact resistance of 0.5 ohm. The series offers the SKRRAA and SKRRAB models, which require an actuation force of 1N and 1.6N, respectively.