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.
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.
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we thought we’d celebrate those switches that make Thanksgiving dinner the best meal of the year.
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.
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.
Contact resistance is just as it sounds: it’s the amount of resistance to the flow of electricity between one contact to another.
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.
Inductive and resistive loads are two types of electrical loads in electrical circuits. They exhibit different behaviors and characteristics, primarily based on the relationship between voltage and current.
With Formula 1 Racing continuing to grow in popularity across the United States, it’s the perfect time to investigate the switches in an F1 race car — there are a lot of them.
There are big differences between the two mounting technologies and clear reasons why one might be preferrable for your application’s components.
A Pushbutton switch, also known as a push switch, is a type of mechanical switch used to control the flow of electric current in an electronic circuit.
Have you heard of the term “make or break?” Wait, or is it “make before break?” Or maybe “break before make?” What about “shorting vs non-shorting?” Let’s take it one step at a time.
