Pushbutton Switches
Grayhill, Inc. • 561 Hillgrove Avenue • LaGrange, Illinois 60525-5997 • USA • Phone: 708-354-1040 • Fax: 708-354-2820 • www.grayhill.com
Butt Contact Pushbutton Switches
Contacts Butttype Wipingtype
Rating at 115 Vac Res. 1Amp 0.25Amp
Rating at 220 Vac Res. 0.5Amp 0.125Amp
Circuitry SPST–N.O.(Standard); SPDT,DPDT
SPST–N.O.(w/Overtravel), BreakBeforeMake
SPST–N.O.(w/PositiveFeel)
Life Expectancy SPST–N.O.(Standard): 250,000
1,000,000operations operations
SPST–N.O.(w/PositiveFeel):
200,000operations;
SPST–N.O.(w/Overtravel):
500,000operations
Contact Resistance 25milliohmsorlessonanewswitch
Voltage Breakdown 1000Vacbetweenmutuallyinsulatedparts
Insulation Resistance 1000megohmsminimum
Operating Temperature -40°Cto+85°C
RATINGS
Electrical Ratings Series 46
Series 30
SPECIFICATIONS
Material and Finishes
Lockwasher (Round Bezel):Steel,zinctrivalent
chromate-plated
Behind Panel Plate (Square Bezel):Steel,
zinctrivalentchromate-plated
Mounting Sleeve and Screws (46-01-08-
500, 46-01-09-500 only): Steel, zinc trivalent
chromate-plated.Base:PhenolicperMIL-M-14,
TypeCFG
Square Bezel:ABS(SPST,SPDT),thermoset
plastic(DPDT)
Mounting Nut, Bushing, and Round Bezel:
Brass,tinzinc
Button Cap:ABS(ULversionisPPS)
Shorting Bar: Series 30–Fine silver contact
area
Series46–Phosphorbronze,silver-plated
Terminals:Series30–Finesilvercontactarea
withsilver-platedterminalends
Series46–Silvercontactsurfacewithtin/silver
cladterminalends
Spring:Tinnedmusicwire
Plunger:Polyphenylenesulde(PPS)for30-
01-01-500-Xand46-01-05-500-X.Nickel-plated
brassfor46-01-07-500-X,46-05-07-502-X,46-
01-09-500-Xand46-05-09-502-X.Zinctrivalent
chromate-plated brass for 46-01-08-500-X.
Polycarbonateforallothers.
Operating Temperature:-40°Cto+85°C
LEGENDS
Allbuttoncapscanbeprintedinepoxyink.Any
type style or design can be used to produce
thelegend.IfNewsGothicCondensedstyleis
used,limitscanbeapproximatedfromthechart
below;actuallimitsdependonspeciclegend.
Grayhill Type
Identification
No.
Round Button
Character and Line
Limitation
4GH088
1GH125
3GH187
2GH250
15
OFF
TAB
N/A
3Char.
1Line
3Char.
1Line
2Char.
1Line
N/A
Square Button
Character and Line
Limitation
TAB
LOCATE
INDEX
OFF
15
6Char.
2Lines
5Char.
1Lines
3Char.
1Line
2Char.
1Line
Sample Style
and Sizes
ABCDEFGHIJ
ABCDEFGHIJ
ABCDEF
ABCD
Character
Height
(Typ.)
.083
(2,1)
.138
(3,5)
.207
(5,3)
.276
(7,0)
There is a per-button impression charge. A
nominal set up charge per legend applies to
ordersof1to99pieces.(Non-standardlegends
aresubjecttoaonetimetoolingcharge.Contact
Grayhillformorespecics.)
.080±.015
(2,03±0,38)
PositiveFeel& .156±.015
Overtravel (3,96±0,38)
46-01-05-500-* 46-05-05-502-*SPDT Momentary.180min.(4,57)1.1±.25Lbs.—— ——
.210±.015
(5,33±0,38)
46-01-08-500-* 46-05-08-502-*DPDT Momentary.180min.(4,57)1.6±.5Lbs.—— ——
.210±.015
(5,33±0,38)
ORDERING INFORMATION & OPERATING FEATURES
Butt
Contact
Square
Bezel
Round
Bezel Circuitry Feature Total
Travel Overtravel
Actuating
Force
Bottoming
Force
*Partialpartnumber;completethepartnumberbyaddingadashforbuttoncolor:
white–01;red–03;green–04;blue–05;yellow–06orblack–07.
30-01-01-500-* 30-05-01-502-* SPST–N.O. Momentary —— 10±4oz.——
46-01-09-500-* 46-05-09-502-*DPDT AlternateAction 1.8±.5Lbs.—— ——
Wiping
Contact
46-01-07-500-* 46-05-07-502-* SPDT AlternateAction 1.5±.25Lbs.—— ——
STANDARD OPTIONS
Epoxy-sealedterminalsandwireleads
30-01-04-500-* 30-05-04-502-* SPST–N.O. —— 18±4oz. .046Min.
ALTERNATE ACTION (PUSH-PUSH)
OPERATING SEQUENCE
PartNumber* 46-05-07-502,46-05-09-502,
46-01-07-500,46-01-09-500
Alternateaction(Push-Push)switchesprovide
amaintainedactuatedpositionuntilthebutton
ispushedagaintorelease.
LOCKDOWN
POSITION
C.&N.O.
SHORTED
N.C.OPEN
UPPOSITION
C.&N.C.
SHORTED
N.O.OPEN
PUSHTO
ACTUATE
13/64(5,16)
Approx. 3/32(2,38)
Approx.