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Switchcraft’s DC Power input jacks feature a sleeve shunt spring that allows you to switch from DC to AC supply for your product. Typically this is used to change the unit from operating on the battery to either operating on AC voltage or charging the battery, or both. Additional switching circuits are also available.

LCD Character Modules have been around for 30 years. They provide user interface information in medical, industrial, instrumentation, consumer and commercial devices. We are all so used to seeing them on our clocks, coffee makers, microwaves, car radios, thermostats, etc that they are not considered as adding much to the look of any product. Until now.

Many of today’s printed circuit boards have both through-hole and surface mount components. Selective soldering methods vary in cost and effectiveness, depending on the number of through-hole components, secondary side components, and many other factors. I was very impressed with the automated selective solder process at QPL Electronics Manufacturing Services in Hillsboro, OR.

Slip rings are available in two basic mechanical configurations: drum style and platter style. Drum style has many advantages for most designs. Platter style is best for applications with limited length availability.

Moss Marketing is pleased to announce the addition of Orient Display. We are very impressed with their wide product offering, the quality standards they meet and their experience providing custom and tailored solutions. Orient Display has a facility in Issaquah, WA with technical support and inventory. You can speak technically with the factory, in English during the normal work day!

MOOG Components Group’s Printed Circuit Board facility in Galax, VA provides overnight and fast-turn prototype quantities of printed circuit boards.

There are several methods to attach gears, pulleys, shaft couplers, flex couplings and other components. Some designs use just adhesives. Others use pins and set screws. These methods can damage and weaken shafts and make adjustment and replacement of worn components very difficult and expensive.

Innovative hardware solutions can give you an edge over your competition. Moss Marketing provides real solutions to our customers by working outside the catalog.

Fiber Brush contacts were developed to address increasing demands for higher performance. As technology has advanced, so has the need for faster signal speed, faster rotational speed, higher power, longer life, less maintenance and vacuum operation. Some of the most challenging applications are: