Mini rocker switches are miniature rocker switches that can carry a lot of amperage for their size. A full line of switching configurations are available that include single pole, double pole, single throw, and double throw. Single pole mini rocker switches are capable of switching up to 16 amps at 12 volts DC or 120 volts AC, while double pole. E-Switch offers many series of miniature and sub-miniature rocker switches, toggle switches, slide switches and pushbutton switches. These switches include many options from panel and board level, right angle, vertical mounting, SMD or through hole, and much more.
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Valhalla, N.Y. - FUJIFILM Corporation in collaboration with Nintendo Co., Ltd. is revolutionizing how gamers can share their game play, featuring the introduction of the INSTAX Mini Link® for Nintendo Switch Smartphone Printer (hereinafter 'Mini Link Special Edition'). As part of this collaboration, Nintendo Switch owners can create fun custom prints of their game play right from their Mini Link Special Edition using the new, dedicated Smartphone App*1.
The new Mini Link Special Edition and related product App is expected to be released to authorized Fujifilm product dealers on April 30, 2021, in conjunction with the launch of the New Pokémon Snap game for the Nintendo SwitchTM system. The App allows filters and frames to be added to screenshots taken using the Nintendo Switch capture function, which can be printed onto INSTAX instant images via the Mini Link Special Edition for users to display and share. A simple QR Code scan of the game screen using the Mini Link Special Edition App allows the image to be printed with a variety of frames based on characters from Nintendo Switch games including New Pokémon Snap, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Super Mario™ Odyssey. Current INSTAX MINI LINK Smartphone printer users can also download this new App for free, for use with their existing INSTAX MINI LINK Smartphone printer product*2.
To celebrate this collaboration, the Mini Link Special Edition will be featured in Ash White, with red accents on the top surface, and with the power button accented in blue, denoting the signature colors of the Nintendo Switch system. It will be available not only as a single printer, but also in a special bundle with a customized silicone case designed with the popular Pokémon Pikachu. The special bundle will be released in a limited quantity several weeks after release of the Mini Link Special Edition.
Pricing and Availability
This new Mini Link Special Edition is expected to be available at retail in late April 2021 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $99.95 USD ($129.99 CDN). The bundle is expected to be available late May 2021 at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $119.95 USD ($179.99 CDN). For more information, please visit https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/consumer/INSTAX/printers.
*1: A free Smartphone App, compatible with Android phones and iPhones, is required for use of the Mini Link Switch. It can be downloaded from Google Play in the case of Android phones and from the App Store for iPhones. Android and Google Play are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Inc. iPhone and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. used under license. There are some countries and regions where consumers will not be able to download the dedicated Smartphone App “INSTAX MINI LINK for Nintendo Switch”.
*2: The dedicated Smartphone App “INSTAX MINI LINK for Nintendo Switch” can be used not only with the new Mini Link Switch “Ash White (Red&Blue)” printer, but also with the full lineup of “Ash White”, “Dusky Pink,” and “Dark Denim” INSTAX MINI LINK Smartphone printer products.
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Disney cars fast as lightning game download. A miniature snap-action switch, also trademarked and frequently known as a micro switch, is an electric switch that is actuated by very little physical force, through the use of a tipping-point mechanism, sometimes called an 'over-center' mechanism.
Switching happens reliably at specific and repeatable positions of the actuator, which is not necessarily true of other mechanisms. They are very common due to their low cost but high durability, greater than 1 million cycles and up to 10 million cycles for heavy duty models. This durability is a natural consequence of the design.
The defining feature of micro switches is that a relatively small movement at the actuator button produces a relatively large movement at the electrical contacts, which occurs at high speed (regardless of the speed of actuation). Most successful designs also exhibit hysteresis, meaning that a small reversal of the actuator is insufficient to reverse the contacts; there must be a significant movement in the opposite direction. Both of these characteristics help to achieve a clean and reliable interruption to the switched circuit.
History[edit]
The first micro switch was invented by Phillip Kenneth McGall in 1932 in Freeport, Illinois, patent 1,960,020. McGall was an employee of the Burgess Battery Company at the time. In 1937 W.B. Schulte,[1] McGall's employer, started the company MICRO SWITCH. The company and the Micro Switchtrademark has been owned by Honeywell Sensing and Control since 1950.[2] The name has become a generic trademark for any snap-action switch. Companies other than Honeywell now manufacture miniature snap-action switches.
Construction and operation[edit]
In one type of microswitch,[3] internally there are two conductive springs. A long flat spring is hinged at one end of the switch (the left, in the photograph) and has electrical contacts on the other. A small curved spring, preloaded (i.e., compressed during assembly) so it attempts to extend itself (at the top, just right of center in the photo), is connected between the flat spring near the contacts and a fulcrum near the midpoint of the flat spring. An actuator nub presses on the flat spring near its hinge point.
Because the flat spring is anchored and strong in tension the curved spring cannot move it to the right. The curved spring presses, or pulls, the flat spring upward, that is away, from the anchor point. Owing to the geometry, the upward force is proportional to the displacement which decreases as the flat spring moves downward. (Actually, the force is proportional to the sine of the angle, which is approximately proportional to the angle for small angles.)
As the actuator depresses it flexes the flat spring while the curved spring keeps the electrical contacts touching. When the flat spring is flexed enough it will provide sufficient force to compress the curved spring and the contacts will begin to move.
As the flat spring moves downward the upward force of the curved spring reduces causing the motion to accelerate even in the absence of further motion of the actuator until the flat spring impacts the normally-open contact. Even though the flat spring unflexes as it moves downward, the switch is designed so the net effect is acceleration. This 'over-center' action produces a very distinctive clicking sound and a very crisp feel.
In the actuated position the curved spring provides some upward force. If the actuator is released this will move the flat spring upward. As the flat spring moves, the force from the curved spring increases. This results in acceleration until the normally-closed contacts are hit. Just as in the downward direction, the switch is designed so that the curved spring is strong enough to move the contacts, even if the flat spring must flex, because the actuator does not move during the changeover.
Applications[edit]
Microswitches have two main areas of application:
- Firstly they are used when a low operating force with a clearly defined action is needed.
- Secondly they are used when long-term reliability is needed. This is a result of the internal mechanism and the independence of the closing force on the switch contacts from the operating force. Switch reliability is largely a question of the contact force: a force which is reliably adequate, but never excessive, encourages long life.
Common applications of micro switches include the door interlock on a microwave oven, levelling and safety switches in elevators, vending machines, arcade buttons, and to detect paper jams or other faults in photocopiers. Micro switches are commonly used in tamper switches on gate valves on fire sprinkler systems and other water pipe systems, where it is necessary to know if a valve has been opened or shut.
Micro switches are very widely used; among their applications are appliances, machinery, industrial controls, vehicles, convertible tops and many other places for control of electrical circuits. They are usually rated to carry current in control circuits only, although some switches can be directly used to control small motors, solenoids, lamps, or other devices. Special low-force versions can sense coins in vending machines, or with a vane attached, air flow. Micro switches may be directly operated by a mechanism, or may be packaged as part of a pressure, flow, or temperature switch, operated by a sensing mechanism such as a Bourdon tube. In these latter applications, the repeatability of the actuator position when switching happens is essential for long-term accuracy. A motor driven cam (usually relatively slow-speed) and one or more micro switches form a timer mechanism. The snap-switch mechanism can be enclosed in a metal housing including actuating levers, plungers or rollers, forming a limit switch useful for control of machine tools or electrically-driven machinery.
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References[edit]
- ^Shouer, Dick (1 March 2015). Honeywell History. Honeywell.
- ^'MICRO SWITCH Timeline - 1950s'. sensing.honeywell.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^Piter, Tiago. 'Micro switch'. www.unionwells.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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