VCC is pleased to announce the launch of the Flexfire™ series of flexible/fiber-optic light pipes.

VCC’s FLX Series Fiber-optic LED light pipes provide the simplest method of transmitting light from a PCB-mounted (Through Hole or SMD) LED to a front panel. Competing flexible light pipe products offer limited lens options for interfacing to the panel and LED. The FLX Series offers wider design capabilities for lens styles to include wide angle, moisture-sealed, and high profile.

Additional product specifications can be found on the VCC website.

Advantages over Traditional Copper Wire Solutions

VCC’s FLX Series flexible light pipes have many advantages over legacy copper wire solutions. These include but are not limited to:

• Immune to electromagnetic interference (EMI)
• Does not conduct or transfer electrostatic discharge (ESD) pulses
• Non-conductive light path- pinching of copper wires has the potential to cause electrical shorting, which may damage components
• No solder or crimp terminations
• Single versus multiple conductors
• Graceful degradation under “extreme” bending conditions
• Diffused light output pattern – no hot spots or narrow field of view
• Less components

If you would like to find out how to incorporate Flexfire™ into your design, feel free to contact us.