ULTRA-HIGH DENSITY 4MM REED RELAYS

Single Pole Reed Relays
Up to 1 Amp switching – Very high packing density
Stacking on 4mm x 4mm pitch

• 3V, 5V or 12V coils
• 1 Form A (SPST) Normally Open Energize to make relay
• Plastic package with internal mu-metal magnetic screen
• Insulation resistance greater than 10¹²Ω
• 100% tested for dynamic contact resistance for guaranteed performance
• Highest quality instrumentation grade reed switches
• Many benefits compared to industry standard relays. Learn more here >.
• Highest packing density currently available
• Designed in the United Kingdom and manufactured in the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic.

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The Series 120 reed relay range takes up the minimum board area making them ideal for very high density applications such as A.T.E. switching matrices or multiplexers. Requiring a board area of only 4mm x 4mm, these relays allow the highest packing density currently available.

Two switch types are available, a general purpose sputtered ruthenium switch rated at 15 Watts, 1 Amp (3 volt version) or 20 Watts, 1 Amp (5 & 12 volt versions) and a low level sputtered ruthenium switch rated at 10 Watts, 0.5 Amps.

These are the same reed switches as used in many other long established Pickering ranges but are orientated vertically within the package, allowing this high density. The small size of the package does not allow an internal diode. Back EMF suppression diodes are included in many relay drivers but if they are not, and depending on your drive methods, these may have to be provided externally.

While socketing relays is not normally recommended due to the risk of affecting contact resistance integrity, it is appreciated that sockets may sometimes be desired for ease of servicing/replacement, in the case of a relay being damaged or reaching the end of its working life.

The device has pins on a 2mm square pitch. There are suitable connectors available from some manufacturers, both SMD and Through Hole, that will allow these relays to be stacked in either a row or in a matrix on a 4mm pitch.

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• Custom Designed Reed Relays – With over a thousand catalog parts there is plenty of choice when choosing the right Reed Relay for your product, but if you cannot find one suitable for your needs Pickering can customize our standard reed relay parts to suit your specific requirements and applications.