Military Vehicle Light Switch - Esterline Interface Technologies - #1

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Master Vehicle Light Switch (MVLS) Master Vehicle Light Switch (MVLS) Features and Benefits • Solid State • Multi-Function • Back-mounted switch assembly • Aluminum with elastomeric keyboard • Solid state switching and firmware for safety • Logic stored in non-volatile memory • Backlit keypad when master power is supplied • Switch maintains memory of present lighting mode when experiencing momentary power interruptions • Switch is selfprotected against reverse polarity, currents over 20 Amps and voltage greater than 30V Advanced Input Systems designed the MVLS to replace a 1950s era mechanical design used by the US Military. Our design eliminated the need for two-handed operation and improved reliability in a streamlined package. The MVLS is used in both combat and non-combat “truck like” vehicles such as tractors, forklifts, medium vehicles, heavy vehicles, wreckers and dump trucks. Designed for the Military Advanced Input Systems ™ Designed for operation in the harshest military environments, the MVLS controls the headlamps, stop lamps, panel lamps, driving lamp, clearance lamp, marker lamp, turn indicator lamps, tail lamps, parking lamps and battery lamp on the vehicle. The MVLS has three levels of backlighting capability: bright, dim or off. It is equipped with control circuits to prevent accidental energizing of any lighting circuits when in a blackout condition.