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Miniature Pushbuttons
Series 39-8 snap-in pushbutton switches let engineers apply and process a Hall-effect chip and LED to a printed-circuit board.

The switches can be manually or robotically attached to the circuit board. The RoHS-compatible switches can be momentary or maintained action, and have an LED or be nonlighted.

ITW Switches,
2550 Millbrook Dr., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089,
(800) 544-3354,
itwswitches.com

 

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