C&K Components - C&K Components manufacturers and delivers the world's leading range of electromechanical switches including toggle, rocker, pushbutton, DIP, slide, snap-acting, thumbwheel, rotary switches, and magnetic devices. Servicing a wide range of industries, including computer, electronics, telecommunications, medical instrumentation, consumer goods and security. ISO 9001 registered.
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 | | PWR Series Power Pushbutton Switches - C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tactile, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has developed a power pushbutton switch that features redundant double-break contacts. Designated the PWR Series, the RoHS-compliant and IP65-sealed switches provide excellent tactile feel with quiet detent.
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 | | Rolling Ball Tilt Switch - C&K Components has developed a rolling ball tilt switch series that features a funnel-shape design for high accuracy and 360 degree detection. The RB-231 rolling ball tilt switch is specially designed for safety control.
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Product Information
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| Dip Series |
| Features and Benefits |
Applications |
| • 100 mA to 0.4VA |
• Hand-held electronic devices |
| • SMT and Thru-Hole Options |
• Portable Computer and electronic devices |
| • SPST and Coded Outputs Available |
• Instrumentation and Controls |
| • From 1 to 16 position options |
• Industrial Controls |
| • RoHS Compliant |
• Security Systems and access control |
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• Point-of-Sale equipment |
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• Computers and peripheral |
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| Pushbuttons |
| Features and Benefits |
Applications |
| • 20 mA to 6 Amp options available |
• Telecommunication and Network Equipment |
| • Momentary and latching options available |
• Consumer Electronics |
• Snap-Action and Alternate Action options
available |
• Computer, peripherals, server, modem
and data storage |
| • Variety of actuator and termination options |
• Professional Instrumentation |
| • Illuminated Options Available |
• Medical |
• SPST, SPDT, DPST, DPDT, 4PDT, 6PDT,
8PDT, 10DT options available |
• Instrumentation and Controls |
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| Rocker Series |
| Features and Benefits |
Applications |
| • 20 mA to 16 Amp options available |
• Telecommunications |
| • Illuminated and non-Illuminated versions |
• Instrumentation |
| • Snap-in mounting available |
• Medical Equipment |
| • Pad printing of symbols or logos available |
• Computers and Peripherals |
| • Variety of actuator and termination options |
• Appliances |
• SPST, SPDT, DPST, DPDT, 3PDT, 4PDT
options available |
• Electrical Tools |
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| Snap-Action Series |
| Features and Benefits |
Applications |
| • 0.3 Amps to 30.1 Amps options available |
• Motorized equipment |
| • Multiple Termination Styles |
• Thermostats |
| • Sealed options available |
• Portable Tools |
| • Wide variety of actuator styles available |
• Pumps and Motor Controls |
| • Broad range of operating forces available |
• White Goods |
| • RoHS Compliant |
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| • SPST and SPDT options available |
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| Tactile Series |
| Features and Benefits |
Applications |
| • Illuminated and Non-illuminated options |
• Automotive |
| • Top and side actuated options available |
• Medical |
| • Long-life versions available |
• Mobile Communication |
| • Wide variety of actuation forces and travel |
• Instrumentation |
| • High IP sealing levels available |
• Telecommunications |
• Hard plastic or silicon rubber
actuators available |
• Military applications |
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| Smart Card Interconnect Devices |
| Features and Benefits |
Applications |
| • Variety of contact configurations |
• POS terminals |
| • Optional card detection switches |
• Medical |
| • SIM/SAM cards |
• Hand held devices |
| • Standard or reverse card reading |
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| • Fixed or hinged covers |
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More about C&K Components
- Founded in 1928
- Manufacturing Facilities: San Jose Costa Rica, Huizhou China, Dole France
- Employees: 800 worldwide
- C&K offers more than 55,000 unique switch part numbers
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- Rocker
- DIP
- Push Button
- Snap
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- Rotary
- Thumbwheel
- Navigation
- Detect
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- Specialty supplier of high reliable space connectors and smart card interconnect devices
- C&K services more than 20,000 companies and distributors worldwide
- Major Markets include: Automotive, Consumer, Datacom, Handset devices, Industrial, Instrumentation and Test equipment, Medical
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Product Transfer Schedule
Beginning in March 2013, C&K will begin the process of shutting down their Costa Rica plant and transferring all product manufacturing and equipment to their Huizhou, China facility. This move will be completed in three phases, spread over Q1, Q2, and Q3 of 2013. Please see the schedule below for further details and affected product series or contact Eric J. Halvorson with any questions or concerns.
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Phase One |
Phase Two |
Phase Three |
Obsolete |
Last Date to Order
from Costa Rica |
2/15/2013 |
3/15/2013 |
6/15/2013 |
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Estimated Production
Shut Down |
March |
April |
July |
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Estimated Production
Re-Start - China |
May |
June |
September |
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| Family |
Series |
Series |
Series |
Series |
| Pushbuttons |
ELUM |
TP, E020, 8020,
E010, 8500, KM,
8600, 8700, F |
AP, NP,
NE18, K5G |
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| Detects |
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KDS |
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| Toggles |
T, 7000
(with a "P" or "K" actuator only) |
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7000, 9000, E |
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| Rockers |
T, GT, D, DF, DM |
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7000, 9000, E |
C Series |
| Slides |
ES, TS, 1000, GS, S, V |
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| Thumbwheel |
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3P Series |
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