SMD Trimmers feature sealed, lead-free design.

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Measuring 3 x 3 mm, Series G32 SMD trimmers is RoHS compliant and meets global environmental standards. Gold-plated terminals and substrate are welded together and there is no outer plating. Units feature automatic adjust cross slot design, and nominal resistance of 50 ohms to 2 Megohms.



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TOCOS Introduces Newly Designed RoHS Compliant Trimmers G32 (3mm Sq.) Series



Tokyo (1/12) - Tokyo Cosmos Electric announces the release of its new RoHS compliant sealed SMD trimmers, the G32 series.

Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 12, 2005 - Tokyo Cosmos Electric (TSE: 6722) announces the release of the sealed SMD trimmers G32 series.

The G32 series is lead-free SMD trimmers (3mm sq.) that will meet global environmental standards and is RoHS compliant.

The key features of the G32 series are: the 3mm trimmer is 1 mm smaller in size than G43 series, which makes it possible to increase board density; and automatic adjust cross slot design.

Other features
o Color of housing: Black
o Cover: Black
o Marking area: White
o Shaft: White

These features provide good performance with vision systems
o Terminal material: Gold plating

Environmentally Conscious
World attention is focused on environmental issues and we are striving to eliminate any hazardous materials from our products. To meet RoHS directive which will be effective from 2006, we are now ready to release such environment friendly SMD trimmers in the market. The new trimmers feature the following specifications:
o Lead free: To joint terminals and substrate, our own welding method is employed
o Terminal processing: Solder plating --> Au plating. No outer plating
o Non-cadmium

Details
Terminal style: A: J lead B: Gull wing
Packaging: A, B: 500pcs/Reel (JIS standard)
Resistance taper: B (Linear) Nominal resistance value :50ohms - 2Mohms

**Land patterns are the same as that of conventional G3 series.

About Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd
Tokyo Cosmos Electric (TOCOS) was established in 1957 and is a manufacturer of variable resistors and semiconductor related products. The company is diversifying into hybrid ISs and automotive flexible heating sheets and sensor parts. TOCOS is an ISO9001 and ISO14001 Certified Company.

For further information, please visit the Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd home page at: http://www.tocos-j.co.jp/index2.html

Contact
Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd
Tomonobu Yara
yara@tocos-j.co.jp
+81-46-253-2111

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