A dry-reed switch assembly contains ferromagnetic contact blades,
hermetically sealed in a glass envelope which is filled with an inert gas.
The switch is operated by an externally generated magnetic field,
either from a coil or permanent magnet.

reedswitch selector (pdf)

RI-90

¨ 15mm, Form C
¨ 5W
¨ Changeover & normally
   closed applications

¨ 5mm
¨ 5W
¨ Medical, Portable
   Electronics

¨ 5mm
¨ 5W
¨ Medical, Telecom,
   Sensors

¨ 7mm
¨ 10W
¨ Automotive, Industrial

¨ 10mm
¨ 10W
¨ Laptop, PDA, GSM

¨ 13.5mm
¨ 10W
¨  ATE

¨ 13.5mm
¨ 20W
¨ ATE - High Power

¨ 15mm
¨ 10W
¨ Automotive, Industrial

¨ 15mm
¨ 10W
¨ AC Power Switching

¨ 15mm
¨ 20W
¨ Automotive, Industrial

¨ 15mm
¨ 20W
¨ Low Hysteresis Senso

¨ 20.5mm
¨ 40W
¨ Automotive, Industrial
   High Power

¨ 20.5mm
¨ 40W
¨ High Voltage Switch

¨ 20.5mm
¨ 70W
¨ Industrial High Power

¨ 10mm
¨ 10W
¨ General Purpose

¨ 13.5mm
¨ 10W
¨ Appliances,
   Security

¨ 13.5mm
¨ 10W
¨ General Purpose,
   Low Hysteresis Sensor

¨ 13.5mm
¨ 10W
¨ Toys, General Purpose

¨ 15mm
¨ 10W
¨ Appliances, Security

¨ 15mm
¨ 10W
¨  General Purpose,
    Low Hysteresis Sensor

¨ 15mm
¨ 10W
¨ Toys, General Purpose