Rack-mount transfer switch 1260-162AH

High-Performance Microwave Transfer Switch Plug-In The Racal Instruments™ 1260-162AH/BH is a 2-slot microwave switch plug-in. It can be used in either the Racal Instruments™ 1256 switching mainframe or the Racal Instruments™ 1260-100 Adapt-a-Switch™ VXI carrier. Product Information The Racal Instruments™ 1260-162AH/BH is a DC-18 GHz electro-mechanical coaxial switch card that can be configured as a single or dual transfer switch. The relays used in this card have highly reliable and repeat- able operations with a 2.5 million cycle life span. This is due to the frictionless design that minimizes the particle deposits on the contacts that affect repeatable transmission line operation and system calibration. The 1260-162AH/BH is part of the micro- wave switch card family within our modular Adapt-a-Switch™ series. These cards can be installed into an LXI switch chassis or VXI carrier for larger switch require- ments. This modular plug-in card approach provides a scalable system architecture that can easily scale for expanding system requirements by adding additional cards. These cards can be mixed and matched with other Adapt-a-Switch series switch cards for a complete ATE switch system solution. If replacement is required, relays are replaceable in under 5 minutes. This maximizes system uptime and facilitates field upgrades. User connections are made directly to the relay SMA connectors at the front panel of the plug-in, eliminating cumulative losses and induced noise. A specially designed, deep-slotted socket for a ¼” socket drive is available to connect/ disconnect the SMA interface connectors quickly and easily.