C&K introduced transparent, cold white light button switch with light

     C&K introduced a cold white light switch with light, expanding its key switch product series. The K12S bright white key switch is developed from the popular and durable K12S series switch. The introduction of new cold white lighting functions is to meet the growing demand for high brightness lighting and high-quality switches in mass industry and automobile manufacturing.

     C&K adopts an advanced material that can improve transparency and withstand high reflow temperature, thus improving the brightness of K12S series switches. K12S series switches have seven standard LED colors to choose from, which can be customized to meet the specific requirements of customer applications.

     K12S series key switches include a sealed model for outdoor applications, such as car door locks, boot opening buttons, motorcycle handles and other environments that may encounter harsh conditions. For less demanding environments, IP40 switches can be used.

     The K12S series switch introduced by C&K is a double pole single throw, double contact version with a two-step operating force of 6/12N.
In the double pole single throw configuration, K12S series switches can meet the safety requirements of high demand applications in medical, military, avionics or industrial equipment.

     Cedric Garropin, product manager of C&K, said, "With the growing demand for high brightness light switches, K12S series switches can meet the performance and practicality requirements of your design scheme. By configuring different combinations of spring mechanism and cam design, we can customize the switch travel, operating force and contact position, so as to meet a variety of different customer requirements with the same size."

     All K12S series key switches adopt gold plated self-cleaning contacts with low contact resistance (<100m Ω), overload resistance of 100N and service life of 1 million times. These switches are smaller in PCB mounting state, so they are very suitable for electromechanical design engineers to integrate them into complex sub assemblies requiring precise control, such as game joystick, remote controller, vehicle cabin and forklift/crane control device.