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New Products!
Dave Hrynkiw
June 13, 2001
We've been busy gathering new BEAM products, and now with the release of the new website engine, we're able to finally post them!
New:
- CP.047F - 0.047F 5.5V capacitors
- CP10F - 10F 1.6V capacitors (return of an old favourite!)
- MCM2 - a new metal cassette mechanism with very cool parts
- VPM - a tiny disk vibe motor
- SM1 - a great little stepper motor, with good efficiency
- SWT7 - like our DPDT SWT3 switch, but top-mounted lever
- PP1, 2, 3 & 4 - really neat little spring-loaded push pins for walker feet, touch sensor probes, and other pokey-type applications
- SPin24 - Need socket pins? Here's 24 on a neat DIP (2-row) carrier
- ZVP2106 - By popular request, the P-channel complement to the popular ZVN2106 Zetex FET
Back on Sale:
- CPXmas - Our mid-summer Capacitor Special (2 each of the CP1000, CP3300, & CP4700)
- SCXmas1 - Our mid-summer Solarcell Special 1 (2 each of the SC2422, SC2433, and SC3733)
- SCXmas2 - Our mid-summer Solarcell Special 2 (2 each of the SC2433, SC3733, and SC3766)
Watch for more updates coming fast'n'furious!
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