Are anti-vandal switches stylish?

Metal switches were once the preserve of access control and areas with public use, but they are increasingly used in other markets where rugged construction and attractive styling are important.

The EAO Series 82 aluminium switches are part of an extensive range. Providing an excellent tactile feel, these products are available with or without illumination and with flat, raised or convex lens profiles.  The illuminated versions have built-in resistors for direct illumination from 12, 24VDC, or 230V.

You can now see metal switches used on the bridge of a luxury yacht where styling, IP67 rating, saltwater resistance and reliability are important.

Picture from the Fairline boats website

They are equally at home on a piece of industrial equipment like the control panel of a jetwash machine.

 Picture courtesy of Electrajet

The operating lifetime of the switches is >1 million operations and connections are either plug-in/solder 2.8x0.5mm terminals, or screw terminals. The contacts have a switch rating of 5A thermal current and 250VAC maximum.

AC-15 (cosφ0.3) and DC-13 (according to IEC 60947-5-1)
24 V            110 V             220 V                240 V
AC               1 A                 1 A                     0.5 A
DC               0.7 A              0.2 A                 0.1 A

 With a choice of three industry standard mounting cut-outs in 16mm, 19mm and 22mm, these products are easy to incorporate into design projects in a wide range of applications with the available 3D step files.

Full ranges offered can be viewed using these link products and the associated Similar Product

EAO Series 82 Anti-Vandal Switches:

Natural  RS Stock Number 8114034  Click to View     

LED colour Red RS Stock Number 8114047   Click to view   

LED colour Blue RS Stock Number  8114053  Click to View    

LED colour Green RS Stock Number 8114078     Click to View