knitter-switch has announced three new series of switches designed for use in applications where the need to protect against the ingress of moisture is paramount.

The MHP/MHG/MHW series comprise pushbutton and toggle switches fully sealed to IP67 and designed for use in marine environments as well as industrial machines and special vehicles such as military and industrial including garbage trucks and agricultural equipment.

Featuring a rugged, non-reflective matt black body, actuator and hardware, all three series are rated at 2 ~ 3A (at 250VAC) and 5 ~ 6A (at 125VAC/28VDC). They offer a working life of min 50,000 cycles at full load and dry circuit versions are available.

These switches come with a choice of switching functions including on-momentary, on-on and on-off-on as well as a choice of terminations including solder-lugs, PCB pins and wire-wrap.

A wide range of standard DIL, TACT, Rotary Encoder, Toggle and Push-button switches are available from knitter-switch.