Syndyne Corporation

Thumb Pistons

Features:
• Lighted and standard models
• Patented design that allows either single or double touch operations
• Separate and distinguishable feels for each of the two touches
• Fine silver contacts, ensuring utmost reliability
• Flat face for ease of engraving
• Button colors available: White, Off-White, Ivory, and Black

Specifications:
Dimensional:
Total Length: .875" including contact pins.
Total Diameter: .770" including mounting flange.
Piston Length: .560"
Mounting: Press fit into 11/16" hole

Mechanical:
Piston Travel: .0625" to first contact; .140" to second contact
Operating Pressure: 6 ounces to first contact; 16 ounces from first contact to second contact
Life: 400,000 operations

Electrical:
Contact Material: Fine silver (99.99%)
Contact Resistance: .1 ohm maximum after 25,000 operations with no load
Contact Current: 1 amp maximum
Contact Voltage: 50 volts maximum

LAMP:
Type: ANSI #6150 AS15
Brightness: .15 mean spherical candle power (MSCP)
Current: .060 amps
Voltage: 4 volts recommended as maximum operating voltage
Life: 2,000 hours at 5 volts. 29,000 at 4 volts
Note: This lower voltage insures against internal heat build-up and lengthens the lamp life by 1455%.

** Lamp specifications apply only to Lit Thumb Piston models. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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