Low-current, momentary action pushbutton switches, such as PCB-mount ‘tactile’ types, are cheap, and available in an abundance of different styles. Latching types, on the other hand, are often larger, ...

Panasonic is introducing a series of durable thin surface-mount tactile switches for “applications requiring a switch with a short travel distance for extremely quick output”, according to the company ...

Cole Hersee Company, Boston, introduced momentary push-button switches for truck applications. Two switches now have added lip-seals, making them waterproof and preventing ingress of moisture and ...

[Patman2700] has a nice scope for his paintball gun that uses a red dot instead of cross-hairs. The problem is that he kept forgetting to turn it off which ended up running the batteries down ...

Why designers are rethinking their extreme reliance on touchscreens for the user interface. The features that are especially desired in tactile switches, in addition to basic contact closure/opening.

PIC, AVR, and Arduino are ubiquitous in projects these days and a lot of the time it’s easy to over-complicate things with their use. In this case, [Tod] wanted to use a momentary tactile switch to ...

Panasonic is introducing a SMD push-button switch, claimed to be the thinnest of its kind at 0.55mm. Called ‘Light Touch Switch‘, it occupies a 2.6 x 1.6mm footprint and is IP67 water and dust proof ...

Most inexpensive pushbutton switches, particularly pc-board-mounting and membrane types, have momentary action. Latching types are often larger and relatively expensive, and they frequently are ...