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The Great Outdoors: Protecting Products from Exposure

December 18, 2017

By Dr. KH Mun This is our final article in a three-part series on desiging products for the Great Outdoors. In our first article, we covered water and dust resistant designs. In the second article, we covered how to account for temperature in a two-step process. This article will cover protecting products from exposure. What do I mean about…

New Product Announcement: Mean Well HVGC-480 Series designed for bio / agriculture industry

December 17, 2017

By Dr. KH MunWith the acquisition of Straight Road Electronics, Suntsu Electronics is pleased to have MEAN WELL as a new partner. MEAN WELL’s new HVGC-480 Series of constant power LED drivers is a perfect fit to our blog articles on The Great Outdoors. The HVGC-480 Series is designed to meet the high-wattage outdoor LED…

Comparing Small Form Factor Coaxial RF Connectors

November 3, 2017

By Dr. KH Mun At Suntsu, one of our primary focuses is wireless communication. We assist our customers with cables specifically designed for antenna-to-board connectivity. As our customers aim for more compact and smaller designs, we recognize the importance of efficient interconnection types. The U.FL connector is a well-established, high-frequency miniature coaxial interconnection option, although…

The Great Outdoors: Designing products for outdoor temperatures

September 15, 2017

By Dr. KH MunWe’ve been getting more and more customers asking advice on how to design for the great outdoors. In our first article, we covered water and dust resistant designs. This second article is focused on how to design that products can survive the outdoor environment. This is no small feat considering the hottest temperature ever…

July Product News: Winstar releases two 10.1″ displays

July 18, 2017

By Dr. KH MunWinstar, a maker of industrial displays, has released two models of 10.1 inch IPS TFT-LCD. We are particularly excited by the WF101GTAAPLNT0. The WF101GTAAPLNT0 is the resistive touch anti-glare model designed for bright lighting conditions or outdoor. Resistive touch screens are typically more durable when exposed dust and water. And it can detect stylus, gloved-hands…

Goodsky/ECE release Reflow Solderable Electromechanical Relay

June 30, 2017

By Dr. KH MunGoodsky/ECE introduces a very innovative series of Reflow Solderable Relays in both SMT and Through-hole type. By being designed to go through the high temperatures of solder reflow, the through-hole type relay allow PCB assembly to go through only one production reflow soldering process. There is no longer needing additional wave or…

The Great Outdoors: How to select parts for water and dust resistance

June 26, 2017

By Dr. KH MunLast year, I wrote about the trends in PCBs – reduce size but more computation power, features and capabilities. One major benefit of the reduced size and increased efficiency is the ability move the products that might have traditionally been in a fixed indoor location. More and more, products are now being…

Degson releases new products, including UL1000V Board to Wire Solution

June 20, 2017

By Dr. KH MunDegson’s June New Product announcement had 13 new interconnect and terminal block solutions. The smallest but clever product is the K78 – a barebones type board to wire connector. With the DG636S-6.35 and DG218-2.5; Degson has innovated in 45? insertable 630V and 160V rated industrial terminal blocks. What really excited us was…

Winstar introduces 7.0″ TFT and 2.7″ OLED with /without frame displays

April 25, 2017

By Dr. KH MunWinstar just sent us Issue No. 100 of their new product introduction newsletter as they continue to create cutting edge and innovative products. First, the WF70M 7.0″ M Series is a TFT-LCD system that includes a built-in control board that supports both an RS232 and SPI interface. This flexibility allows product designers…

ECE’s Fine Pitch 0.635mm Board to Board SMT Connectors

March 10, 2017

By Dr. KH MunECE has announced a new Plug and Socket series for board to board interconnects. The EBB-PS25 Series includes a mating EBB-PS25 Plug and EBB-PS25 Socket with a fine pitch of 0.635mm contact spacing. The series allows two PCB boards to get a secure connection for up to 60 pins. To learn…

Degson New Products, Feb 2017

February 28, 2017

By Dr. KH MunDegson announced three new products to support a wide range of applications as well as more products in the modular industrial automation terminal blocks. The DG220A/B-2.1 is a great push-in termination system for junction boxes. The DGK11-001 is an IP64 protected, UV proof enclosure with rail interface system. And the DG213-5.0…

WPI Wireless Business Unit releases new Isolator Coupler product line

February 15, 2017

By Dr. KH MunAt Suntsu Electronics, we have seen the design challenges of our Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) customers get ever more complex and compact over the past 4 years. In the case of electric and other utility meters, the compact designs means a close proximity to both: power wires carrying high voltages and high…