What Are Detector Switches and What Are Their Uses?
These switches are commonly employed in various applications such as industrial automation, security systems and electronic devices where the detection of a specific state or object is necessary.
What is a Switch Terminal or Termination?
Simply put, the terminal is the component used to connect the circuit to the switch to enable it to function correctly. The terminals of a switch conduct electricity to and from the switch’s contact point.
What Are Navigation Switches And What Are Their Uses?
Some obvious examples of navigation switches can be found on gaming controllers, digital cameras or most consumer electronics that require any kind of navigational control, like smartphones, tablets, remote controls and control panels.
What is a Keylock Switch and How do They Work?
A keylock switch is a type of electrical switch that’s operated by turning a key. It’s commonly used to control access to electrical devices or systems, such as machinery, electronic equipment or security systems.
Celebrating the Switches that Make Thanksgiving Dinner
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we thought we’d celebrate those switches that make Thanksgiving dinner the best meal of the year.
What Are Rocker Switches and What Are They Used For?
Some people may enjoy the tactile and auditory aspects of using a rocker switch, while others might appreciate the aesthetics, simplicity and feeling of control that the switch offers.
An In Focus Look At The New Steam Deck OLED Controller
Valve’s latest portable gaming PC is here, so let’s look at the buttons, switches, triggers and joysticks of the Steam Deck OLED controller.
Explained: Switch Pre-Travel, Overtravel and Differential Travel
What is travel? You’ve most likely heard such terminology as switch pretravel, overtravel and even differential travel, but what do these all mean? Let’s get down to basics.
Electric Vehicles Require More Switches Than Ever
From dash cams to dashboards and key fobs to charging doors, E-Switch has a switch for fulfilling the needs of the electric vehicle market.
What is Contact Resistance in a Circuit?
Contact resistance is just as it sounds: it’s the amount of resistance to the flow of electricity between one contact to another.
What is a Slide Switch Used For?
Slide switches are a practical choice for many applications, offering simplicity and reliability.
What is Actuation or Operating Force? How is it Measured?
It refers to the amount of force applied to the switch’s actuation mechanism to change the motion or cause the contacts to snap over. More simply put: how hard you have to press a switch to make it work.