Surface Mount DPDT Switch

Surface mount DPDT switch for those tight portable designs. Capable of switching up to 1.2VA (360mA at 3.3V and 240mA at 5V).

Surface Mount DPDT Switch Product Help and Resources

Button and Switch Basics

May 7, 2013

A tutorial on electronics' most overlooked and underappreciated component: the switch! Here we explain the difference between momentary and maintained switches and what all those acronyms (NO, NC, SPDT, SPST, ...) stand for.

Core Skill: Soldering

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Skill Level: Competent - You will encounter surface mount components and basic SMD soldering techniques are required.
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Core Skill: Electrical Prototyping

If it requires power, you need to know how much, what all the pins do, and how to hook it up. You may need to reference datasheets, schematics, and know the ins and outs of electronics.

1 Electrical Prototyping

Skill Level: Noob - You don't need to reference a datasheet, but you will need to know basic power requirements.
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  • Member #821344 / about 8 years ago / 1

    Since this is a DPDT switch, it can control two circuits. Does "Capable of switching up to 1.2VA" mean each individual circuit can be 1.2VA? Or, is the maximum VA for each circuit 0.6VA?

  • Member #588323 / about 10 years ago / 1

    Why doesn't the datasheet match? This clearly says DPDT - which would be 6 pinouts - but the picture shows 3 and the datasheet is for a SPST switch. This is rather a big deal.

    • Drew Folta / about 9 years ago / 1

      Scroll down -- the first section of the second page shows this switch.

  • The switches that we get now are black.

  • roycohen2013 / about 13 years ago / 1

    can you guys get a through hole dpdt switch please I can never really do anything with this kind.

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