What is the product life of DIP switches?
ID: FAQE20094E
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Answer
The electrical durability (life) of DIP switches is more than 1,000 times for sliding type and more than 5,000 steps for rotary type (2,000 steps for A6A and A6C/CV types). Note that improper handling may often lead to shorter product life and/or damage. Please note soldering conditions and the direction of force applied to the operation part.
Explanation
Shown below is a list of electrical durability (life) of each model. It is indicated by operation count for sliding type and step count (number of times to move one step) for rotary type.
![Electrical Durability](/us-en/sites/components.omron.com.us/files/omron_migrate_csv/products/img/FAQE20094E-001.png)
Quick tips
Make sure to use the product properly. In actual use, the product may break earlier than its electric durability due to damage by excessive force, and/or it could have a shorter product life due to internal deformation caused by improper operation direction.
Examples of problems caused by applying the excess force to the actuator can be found on The SOLUTIONS [Operation Switch], which shows "Mechnism of failure occurrence" and"Checkpoint for prevention".
![Failure Case](/us-en/sites/components.omron.com.us/files/omron_migrate_csv/products/img/FAQE20094E-002.png)
![Checkpoint for Prevention](/us-en/sites/components.omron.com.us/files/omron_migrate_csv/products/img/FAQE20094E-003.png)
Product category | Switches DIP Switches |
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Classification | Trouble shootings |
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