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 ...

The 5 x 6 x 11-mm RM Series mechanical tilt switches are rated to 25 mA at 24 Vdc per contact. The mercury-free devices come in vertical and right-angle configurations, and support both through-hole ...

They are available in two models, one with a 10° tilt angle, and the other with a 45° tilt angle. Contact rating is 0.4-V at 20 Vac or dc, life cycle is over one million operations, and vertical and ...

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 ...