Elma rolls out standing light guides

The vertical light guides are intended for use with surface-mount LEDs.

-- Test & Measurement World, 7/15/2010 7:00:00 AM

Elma Electronic offers standing light guides for the transportation of light from a PCB to the front of a panel. Light guides are typically used in applications where the PCB stands parallel to the light emitters and front panel. This includes complex indication systems that transmit the operating status or the representation of bar graphs for a device.

Each of the standing light guides features indicators with a planar surface with a 3-mm diameter. The indicators have ESD protection of 8 kV to 12 kV within a defined ambient temperature range of –40°C to +85°C.

The light guides come in lengths ranging from 9.6 mm to 45 mm, offering a wide range of standard sizes to accommodate variable PCB-to-front-panel distances. Guides also employ press-in pins that provide a stable connection to the PCB. An optional black sleeve can prevent over-emission to neighboring light guides. The vertical light guides are intended for use with surface-mount LEDs. They come in versions ranging from a single guide up to an array of 10 guides.

Elma Electronic, www.elma.com.