Printec-DS Sicotast S7

Printec-DS Sicotast S7

Manufacturer	Printec-DS
Product code	20201
Switch type	Tactile
Sense method	Conductive dome
Rated lifetime	10 M
Actuation force	55±0.2 cN
Pretravel	3.25 mm
Total travel	3.45 mm
Keycap mount	Proprietary inverse cross
Switch mount	Custom PCB mount

Sicotast S7 is a discrete conductive dome switch from Printec-DS, originally manufactured by DS Keyboard Technic.

Description

The switch comprises a dome, slider and shell. The switch assembly is designed to snap into holes in an underlying PCB, and the carbon-coated conductive pad on the rubber dome is designed to bridge conductive traces on a PCB. The specification describes it as being "Self cleaning about the silicon contact pellet" and "maintenance free".

The switch series is no longer listed on the Printec-DS website, but it is confirmed to be still in production with no plans to discontinue it.<ref name="conv-DS" />

Keyboards

• Goedhart VisiCom

Gallery

The following pictures depict the Goedhart VisiCom.

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  S7 switches in a Goedhart VisiCom keyboard PCB
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  Top view
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  Bottom view
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  Disassembled switch
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  Carbon contact on the PCB

Specifications

• Sicotast S7 datasheet (ca. 2008)

References

<references> <ref name="conv-DS">Correspondence with Printec-DS, 2016-08-15</ref> </references>