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GR560 Reed Switch
REACH & RoHS Compliant
Contact Information:
Standex-Meder Electronics
World Headquarters
4538 Camberwell Road
Cincinnati, OH 45209 USA
Professional grade general-purpose miniature reed switch with rhodium contacts
Gives superior life switching relatively heavy loads in a miniature glass package
Has ability maintain low contact resistance over life switching light duty logic level loads
Normal applications include liquid level sensors, security systems, reed relays, proximity
sensors and counting devices
Physical Characteristics
A
B
C
D
Glass Length (Max.)
Overall Length (Max.)
Glass Diameter (Max.)
Lead Diameter (Nom.)
14.2 mm
54.0 mm
2.3 mm
0.6 mm
Standex
Americas (OH)
+1.866.STANDEX
(+1.866.782.6339)
info@standexelectronics.com
Meder
Americas (MA)
+1.800.870.5385
salesusa@standexmeder.com
Standex-Meder
Asia (Shanghai)
+86.21.37820625
salesasia@standexmeder.com
Electrical Characteristics
Contact Arrangement
Contact Material
1
Power Rating
Switching Current (Max.)
Carry Current (Max.)
Switching Voltage (Max.)
2
Breakdown Voltage (Min. @20AT)
3
Contact Resistance
Insulation Resistance (Min.)
Contact Capacitance (pf Max.)
Form A (SPST), Center Gap
Rhodium
10VA maximum
1.0 Amp. DC, 1.0 Amp. AC
1.5 Amp. DC, 1.5 Amp. AC
100 VDC, 125 VAC
200 Volts DC
100 Milliohms
12
10 ohms
0.2 pf
Standex-Meder
Europe (Germany)
+49.7731.8399.0
1. The specification for VA rating may sometimes be exceeded for less sensitive (higher AT) switches, and should be
decreased for very sensitive (lower AT) switches. Standex-Meder Electronics will run life tests specific to a customer’s
load upon request.
2. Breakdown voltage is measured in the presence of a radioactive ionising source. Switch leakage current is limited to
100 microamperes
3.
Contact resistance measurements are made at 10ma from a 1-volt source, with 50% overdrive, using a 4-wire (Kelvin)
measuring system. Contact probes are located on 43 mm centres.
Minimum Switching Life with Standard Test Loads, using 20AT switch
Voltage
Current
Life
5 VDC
2 mA
6
100 x 10
10 VDC
1A
6
1 x 10
12 VDC
10 mA
6
100 x 10
24 VDC
10 mA
6
5 x 10
100 VDC
100 mA
6
1 x 10
125 VAC
80 mA
6
1 x 10
Note:
End of life is defined as contact resistance exceeding one ohm and/or failure to operate.
A Global Leader in the Design, Development, and
Manufacture of Sensors and Magnetic Components
GR560 Reed Switch
Operating Characteristics
Magnetic Sensitivity (Range - Pull In)
Magnetic Sensitivity (Range - Drop Out)
Operate Time, including bounce (typ.)
Release Time (typ.)
Resonant Frequency (typ.)
Vibration, 10-2,000 Hz (G's Max.)
Shock, 11-ms. 1/2 Sine wave (G's Max.)
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
10 to 50 Ampere Turns
(See chart below)
0.6 Milliseconds
0.1 Milliseconds
3.0 kHz
50 G
100 G
-40°C to + 125°C
-50°C to + 155°C
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Charts
Breakdown Voltage Plotted
Against Pull-In Ampere Turns
Pull-In Ampere Turns Plotted
Against Drop-Out Ampere Turns
Change In Pull-In Ampere Turns
After Switch Lead Cutting
Change In Drop-Out Ampere Turns
After Switch Lead Cutting