SPARKS MAY 2017

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SPARKS
ELECTRICAL NEWS MAY 2017
DISTRIBUTION BOARDS, SWITCHES AND SOCKETS 17
PULL UP POWER TOWERS FOR MODERN KITCHENS
RS COMPONENTS (RS), the trading brand
of Electrocomponents plc, has signed a direct
distribution agreement with C&K, one of the world’s
largest tactile switch manufacturers, and also
renowned for its board-mounted toggle switches.
RS currently stocks hundreds of C&K switches,
including tactile switches, pushbutton switches,
toggle switches, rotary switches, key switches and
switch locks, DIP and SIP switches, slide switches
and detector switches. Over the next six months, RS
intends to double its C&K switch offering, focusing
first on the most recent and innovative products,
as well as strengthening support for its entire C&K
portfolio through the new direct working relationship.
Electronic design engineers, buyers and contract
electronics manufacturers (CEMs) will soon have
access to technical data on over 23 400 C&K
switches through the RS Product Data Library. RS
will make its range of C&K products available in
large-quantity packaging to help customers find the
product they need in the packaging they want.
Enquiries: +27 (0)11 691 9345
DIRECT DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
SIGNED WITH SWITCH
MANUFACTURER
From left: Eric Smith, Head of Product Management
IP&E, RS Components; Serge Veld, Director of Distribu-
tion, C&K; Steve Keep, Global Product Group Manager
– EMECH, RS Components.
RHODAM EVANS, product manager at Major Tech believes firmly that in today’s competitive
market, sockets and switches are more than just practical solutions for everyday applications.
“In the past, people didn’t place too much emphasis on the installation of socket outlets,” he
says. “South Africans accepted that adaptors and extension cords were necessary in order to
use any products with different plug tops, such as the common two-pin. Today, customers are
far more ‘switched-on’ and aware of the available options when it comes to decorating their
homes.”
Kitchens are no longer used solely for cooking. Island units have become
multifunctional spaces where family members use their digital devices; kids complete
their homework; and friends sit for a chat. With this shift towards multifunction use, the
need for suitably positioned, accessible power socket outlet plug points in handy places
is essential. “Architects and contractors,” says Evans “have had to accommodate market
requirements and become more adaptable with the solutions they provide their clients.”
Major Tech offers the VETI Pull Up Power Tower range as a solution to having exposed
electrical sockets in the kitchen. The tower has an innovative patented design that offers func-
tionality and allows it to be hidden, even when in use.
A spring-loaded handle makes pulling it up easy and
enables the user to assemble electrical and data con-
nections and then push the tower back down with all
the wires connected.
The VETI Pull up Power Tower range has a two
year guarantee and is available as a preassembled
offer for standard installations. The range comes
standard with 2 x RSA V-Slim™ socket outlets, 2 x
RSA standard socket outlets, 1 x thermal overload
switch and a 1.6 m standard SA plug extension.
In addition, VPT2 and VPT3 come standard with
dual USB chargers that can charge USB devices
up to 2.1 A including smartphones, iPads, tablets
and cameras.
Features and advantages:
• Patented design allows the tower to be hidden
when in use.
• Spring-loaded handle.
• Strong aluminium housing.
• USB outlet can charge USB devices up to 2.1 A.
• Power and data/telephone in the same housing.
Enquiries: +27 (0)11 872 5500 or