Industrial Resistive Joysticks

The 4000 Series is a range of robust, industrial quality potentiometer joysticks for internal and external
applications. All 4000 Series share the same, all metal mechanism to provide the finest performance
and service life over a wide range of temperatures and loads. All 4000 Series employ high quality plastic
film potentiometers, yielding a service life of many millions of cycles.

KEY FEATURES
Two standard mounting options
Low current drain
Variety of potentiometer options
Robust
All metal mechanism
IP65 above panel
Inherently immune to RFI
Optional centre-detect microswitching
Available in two body variants

14/0.12 - Fourteen strands of 0.12mm diameter tinned annealed copper wire PVC insulated, to a nominal OD of 1mm
Red Black : 0V for X & Y Axes
Blue : X Axis Wiper Y e l l o w : Y Axis Wiper
Green : Center Tap
7/0.127 - Seven strands of 0.127mm diameter tinned copper wire ETFE insulated, to a nominal OD of 0.7mm
Orange : Pushbutton
Red : + Vcc for Z A x i s Blue : 0V for Z Axis
Green : Z Axis Wiper
Connectors fitted upon request.
All 4000 Series are supplied with150mm of twisted cable harness, with tinned ends.
: +Vcc for X & Y Axes
Life Cycles : >5 Million Operations L e v er Travel : +/-27.50 Degrees
Lever Material : S tainless Steel B o dy Material : Glass Filled ABS or Steel
Handle Material : S ee guide Boot Material : Neoprene or Santoprene
Pivot Blocks : HE30 Alloy O t her Materials : Brass
Temperature Range : -20°C to +55°C R esistance Tolerance :+/-20%
Linearity : +/-2% O u tput Smoothness : 0.1% max
Power Rating : 1W at 70°C - Derate to 0W at 125°C Insulation Resistance :1000M Ohms, 500V DC
Preferred Load : >100K P o tentiometer Alignment : To Center of Track (+/-1%)
Weight : 110 Grams A b ove Panel Seal : IP65 (subject to handle)
POTS
1 10K 340°
5 5K 340°
8 5K 55°
9 5K 55° +CT
SERIES
4 4000
BODY
R Closed
P Open
HANDLE
E Conical
Q Skirted
R Third Axis
* for more handles
see next pages
BEZEL
0 None
3 Square
5 Circular
SPRING
F Friction Hold¹
H Strong
S Standard
W Weak
BOOT
1 Internal¹
5 Standard
AXES
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
MODIFIER
00 None
06 4 Microswitches¹
113 2 Microswitches¹
-2- -1-
If supplied, microswitches are rated for up to 5A and are not wired, allowing the user flexibility of connection.
NOTES:
- All values are nominal
- All specifications shown are based on a standard configuration and are provided for guidance only.
- Please refer to Apem for assistance on how to achieve the best performance from your chosen configuration.