This rugged yet economical line of 22mm plastic pilot devices provides solutions for all your operator control panel designs. Nothing has been sacrificed to offer you the highest quality plastic push ...

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, ...

This is an improved version of Anthony Smith’s designs for a latch on/latch off switch (see the whole series below). The new design switches a 120VAC load, and includes several much-needed details on ...

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 ...

Since in our previous tutorial, we only used an LED to blink by using an IO pin as an output. In this tutorial, we will learn how to use another IO pin as an input and control an additional LED.

This is a simple soft power switch that latches, using a momentary push button. It is found in many different devices from kids toys to consumer power supplies. I took apart an old electronic ...

When we first saw [Maarten Tromp]’s article about a “momentary latching switch” for guitar effects pedals, we have to admit to being a bit confused. When it comes to push-button switches, “momentary” ...