Honeywell Sensing Micro Switch Basic Switches Line Guide0 pages

MICRO SWITCH™
Basic Switches
Line Guide
The switch is on. Simple, superior, durable, and irreplaceable
even by 21st-century standards, the MICRO SWITCH™
technology cycles on. Today, Honeywell Sensing and Control
(S&C) manufactures millions of MICRO SWITCH™ basic switches
annually for water and irrigation, aerospace and defense,
industrial, off-highway, and medical applications. They are
globally compliant, and known worldwide for their compact and
lightweight design, accurate repeatability, and extended life.

to support United States aircraft in World War II, advancements
in packaging and operating controls have helped further expand
applications over the past 75 years while maintaining enhanced
accuracy and repeatability. Our standard line of basic switches
includes our V15 series, and is designed with the same high
quality standards, but for low cost-of-failure applications – ones
where the cost of replacing the switch is less than the cost of a
switch failing.

Looking for enhanced accuracy and repeatability? Our premium
line of MICRO SWITCH™ Large and Subminiature switches were
designed for high-precision applications. Originally developed

MICRO SWITCH™ V-Basic series switches are often best suited
for presence and absence detection where physical contact with
an object is permissible. They also excel in applications requiring
simple on-and-off actions.

FEATURES
PREMIUM V-BASIC SWITCHESt
V7 Series.
Features: Best suited for higher costof-failure applications • Designed for
100K operations at a full load or 10M for
mechanical life • World-wide package size
acceptance • Current rating ranges from
0.1 A to 25 A • UL/CSA recognized, ENEC
(European) approval available • Choice
of actuation, termination and operating
characteristics
Benefits: “Premium” product line. For
broad range electrical loads and
operating force in high cost-of-failure
potential applications: appliances, timing
devices, office equipment, computer/
business equipment, test instruments,
manually operated devices, and valves.

STANDARD V-BASIC SWITCHES
V15 Series.
Features: Best suited for lower costof-failure applications • Designed for
50K operations at a full load or 5M for
mechanical life • Worldwide package size
acceptance • Current ratings of 5 A to
26 A • Global approvals (UL/CSA, cUL,

ENEC, and CQC) • Limited configuration
options available
Benefits: “Standard” product line.
Series for low cost-of-failure potential
applications: appliances, gaming, vending
machines, water heaters, and industrial
controls.

WATERTIGHT SWITCHES
V15W Series.
Features: Designed for harsh-duty,
wash down areas • Delivers high sealing
capability with an IP67 rating (pre-leaded
only) • Gives highly accurate machine
control for turning circuits on and off
• Current ratings of 0.1 A, 5 A, 10 A
• Global approvals (UL, cUL, ENEC, and
CQC)
Benefits: compact, lightweight and longlasting basic switch. Potential applications
include appliances, HVAC wall controls,
valves, automotive, truck, and boat wire
harnesses, lock modules for tail-gate/
trunk, sub-assemblies for convertible
roofs, foot pedal controls.

PREMIUM MINIATURE/
SUBMINIATURE SWITCHES
SM Series.
Features: Extended operating life
• Elongated mounting hole provides for
easier, more accurate mounting • Choice
of actuation, electrical termination, and
operating characteristics (sensitive
differential travel as low as 0,0254 mm
[0.001 in] maximum, low operating force to
0,56 N [2.0 oz] maximum) • MIL-PFR-8805
qualified listings available
Benefits: Small size and light weight are
combined with ample electrical capacity,
precision operation, and extended life.
Features high precision and repeatability.
Options available (gold contacts for
low energy switching, bifurcated gold
contacts for maximum reliability, power
load switching capability to 11 A).
Potential applications include aerospace,
instrumentation, appliances, office
equipment, medical/dental equipment,
valves, and more.

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