Industrologic PinSwitch

Cable Release Switch

Reference Manual

version 12/14/04



Industrologic, Inc.
3201 Highgate Lane
St. Charles, MO
63301
USA

Phone: (636) 723-4000
WWW: http://www.industrologic.com
Email: info@industrologic.com



Trademark and Copyright Information

PinSwitch is a Trademark of Industrologic, Inc. 1999

This document is Copyright (c) 1999 by Industrologic, Inc.
All rights reserved.

No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or scanning, for any purpose other than the personal use by the purchaser of this product. Industrologic, Inc. reserves the right to revise this document at any time without obligation to notify any person of such revision. Industrologic, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.


Warning/Disclaimer

Whereas effort has been made to make the information in this document as useful and accurate as possible, Industrologic, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the application, usefulness, or completeness, of the information contained herein. Under no circumstance will Industrologic, Inc. be responsible or liable for any damages or losses including indirect or consequential damages or losses arising from either the use of any information contained within this manual or the use of any products or services referenced within this manual.

Industrologic, Inc. reserves the right to change any product's features, specifications, documentation, warranties, fee schedules, and conditions at any time and without notice.

Industrologic products are provided as printed circuit board level assemblies. Some Industrologic products may include mechanical packaging assessories which are provide for the purchaser's convenience, and are not intended to be final assembly enclosures.

Industrologic products are provided with the understanding that the purchaser will determine fitness for any particular application as well as achieve compliance with any particular specifications or regulations as required or desired for that application.


Warranty

Industrologic, Inc. products are warranted to be free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for a period of one year from date of purchase. Industrologic's warranty is to the original purchaser only, but is extended to you by the Distributor or OEM from whom you purchased the product.

Industrologic's obligation under this Warranty is limited to replacement with a new or repaired unit to the original purchaser. The unit must be returned, and replacements obtained from Industrologic, Inc. or the Distributor or OEM from whom it was purchased.

This warranty will not apply if, in the judgment of Industrologic, Inc., damage or failure of the product has resulted from accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, connection to or operation with incompatible signals or power sources, or improper installation.

Under no circumstances shall Industrologic, Inc. be liable to purchaser or any third party for any loss of profits or other direct or indirect costs, expenses, losses, or consequential damages arising out of or as a result of any defects in or failure of Industrologic products or any part or parts thereof.

THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO DESCRIPTION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, OR ANY OTHER MATTER.


Return and Repair Policy

Products purchased in single piece quantities may be returned, if in resellable condition, for a full refund of the purchase price only, to the original purchaser, within 30 days of purchase.

Products must be returned by original purchaser with a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number issued by Industrologic, Inc. or the Distributor or OEM from whom it was purchased, authorizing its return. Current repair or replacement fees and procedures will be related during the issue of the RMA number.

Warranty or repair units must be returned with postage and insurance paid by purchaser. Industrologic, Inc. is not responsible for damages or loss during shipment.




Industrologic PinSwitch

Cable Release Switch

The Industrologic PinSwitch is a standard microswitch mounted on a specially machined aluminum block. This mechanical arrangement allows the microswitch to be activated by a 1/8th inch plastic coated cable or other 1/8th inch diameter object. This switch has applications where remote activation of a switch is required by a line or cord attached to a removable "pin".



picture of PinSwitch



Summary of Features


Mechanical specifications

Switch: Single pole double throw snap action microswitch, 0.25" thick and 0.78"long, with a 0.9" straight lever. Contacts rated at 3 amps or greater.


Dimensions:

mechanical drawing of PinSwitch



Using the PinSwitch

The PinSwitch is shipped with a 1/8th inch diameter plastic coated cable which is swaged at one end to form a loop. The activating length of this cable is nominally 4 inches, but can be shortened to just under 2 inches if necessary. Any number of connections can be made to this loop to extract the cable from the aluminum block.

Using a flexible cable for an activating device allows the activating device to be extracted with a certain amount of side force. The surface on which the PinSwitch is mounted should provide a hole for this cable large enough to extract the cable easily if much side force is expected. Any alternate activating device must be smooth and free from nicks or places where the lever of the switch can catch.

Since the microswitch provided has single pole double throw contacts, the switch can be wired to be normally open or normally closed with the activating device installed.



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