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Our products have been developed in order to offer a complete
'one stop shop' for all your joystick control requirements. Our
standard product lines have been designed in such a way that they
meet industry requirements, but we retain flexibility to tailor
them to suit specific needs.
Product Overview.
The product catalogue currently
contains five product series.
- 1000 Series - panel mounted
single step switch joysticks.
- 4000 Series - panel mounted,
industrial quality, potentiometer joysticks.
- 5000 Series - low cost
potentiometer joysticks.
- 7000 Series - panel mounted
contactless joysticks.
- 9000 Series - panel mounted,
low profile contactless joysticks.
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Which series best suits my
needs?
For applications where single step, directional on/off switching is
required the 1000 Series is the ideal choice. This range of low
cost, yet robust panel mounted joysticks offers the ability to
switch 5A, 10A or up to 15A in any one direction and can be
configured with an open gate allowing two switches to be activated
simultaneously, (e.g. -to a North-East movement) Typically the 1000
Series might be used in machine control style applications whereby
the user is directing the machine to predetermined positions at
fixed speed. (e.g. - cctv applications, machine tool control,
overhead warehouse gantries.)
The above panel appearance of the 1000 series may be customised
using either screw (1000-V), or bush (1000-D) mounting, and a range
of fully interchangeable knobs and accessories.
My application requires
proportional control, so should I choose the 4000, the 5000, the
7000 or the 9000 Series?
The main difference between these product series is to be found in
the method of positional sensing employed by the joystick. Whereas
the 4000 and 5000 Series both employ potentiometers, the 7000 and
9000 Series are contactless, inductive sensing units.
If potentiometers are the desired sensing then the 4000 Series
offers high end performance and a truly robust mechanism, whereas
the 5000 Series offers a solution that is engineered for lower
cost.
If contactless sensing is required then the 9000 Series offers the
latest solution and replaces the older 7000 Series.
The potentiometer based
4000 Series may be chosen where the following are requirements
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- Available as 1, 2, or 3 axis
unit.
- Available in Open (4000-P),
or Closed (4000-R), body.
- Highest linearity of signal
output.
- May be used over widest
range of applied voltage.
- Exceptional versatility of
configuration.
- Greatest versatility of
installation options.
- Very long life through use
of high quality of conductive plastic film
potentiometers.
- Potentiometers are totally
impervious to RFI.
- Rugged
Simplicity.
- Easy field servicing and
repair.
- May be customised with the
widest range of knobs and 3rd axis grips.
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The potentiometer based
5000 Series may be chosen where the following are requirements
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- Joystick functionality at
the lowest possible cost.
- A shallow installed
depth.
- The joystick is not exposed
to the weather.
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The contactless
7000 Series offers -
- Extremely long operational
life. (May be considered to be unlimited in many
applications).
- Absence of wiping
contacts.
- Absence of 'noise'
throughout life of the joystick.
- Output is unchanged
throughout life of the joystick.
- Available with full internal
'Fail Safe' circuit monitoring.
- Available with internal
'Away from Centre' circuit monitoring.
- Wide range of factory set
outputs.
- Mixing of output signals
available.
- Widest range of mechanical
limiter 'gates'.
- Small and neat to
install.
- Drop in or below panel
mounting.
- May usually be used with
circuitry designed for potentiometers.
- Operates over wide voltage
range of 5v - 15v.
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The contactless
9000 Series offers -
All the benefits of the 7000 Series, with a dramatically reduced
installed depth of as low as 30mm.
The 9000 Series is specifically designed for those applications
where space beneath the panel is at a premium.
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