Provide excellent performance reliability for consumer electronics, building automation, medical, and industrial applications
Chicago, September 10, 2024- Littelfuse Corporation (NASDAQ: LFUS), an industrial technology manufacturing company dedicated to powering a sustainable, interconnected, and safer world, announced the launch of the C&K Switch EL2 series of tactile switches. These standard sized surface mount technology (SMT) tactile switches are designed specifically for general switch applications, providing enhanced performance, higher component density, and higher reliability for various elec
ronic devices.
The EL2 series tactile switches stand out due to their market standard size design, IP67 level sealing, and versatility in various applications. The EL2 series has heights of 3.5 and 5.2 millimeters, with a driving force of 2 Newtons when lightly touched and a pressure of 3.5 Newtons when activated, ensuring seamless integration into existing designs while providing excellent contact reliability in dusty environments.
The EL2 tactile switch has the following main functions and advantages:
Market standard size design: ensures easy integration into various applications.
IP67 sealing: Provides high contact reliability and prevents dust and water from entering.
J-bend SMT packaging: Use a typical pick and place machine for standard component installation.
- Economically efficient: Very suitable for large-scale applications.
Littelfuse engineers are committed to solving layout size related issues for customers’ unique applications, as well as limitations in specific environments and electrical loads, “said Gavin Xu, Engineering Technology Development Manager of the Electronic Business Unit.” EL2 demonstrates the high-level design concepts of engineers and the careful planning of product management teams. The stability and reliability of EL2 are very suitable for applications in medical, high-precision instruments, consumer electronics, and other industries. “
The EL2 series tactile switch is very suitable for:
Consumer electronics products: small household appliances, white goods.
Industrial applications: automation, machinery, intelligent instruments, servers.
Transportation: Two wheeled vehicles.
Medical devices: portable medical devices.
The EL2 series has a lifecycle of 200000 cycles and an IP67 rating, ensuring long-term reliability and performance in various applications. The C&K tactile switch product portfolio has added the EL2 series, which meets basic tactile switch requirements and IP67 level sealing needs at a highly competitive price. The compact EL2 series tactile switch provides designers with the flexibility to integrate switches into standard and demanding applications.