Can 4 Pin Tactile-Micro be Used as On-Off Switch?

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Can we used the 4 pin Tactile-Micro as a on-off switch?
 
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hi Kussy

would you like to clarify a bit ... a 4 pin Tactile-Micro what ?

I assume you mean switch ? like one of these ...

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I'm not aware of any that stay on ... ie they are all push make - release break

Dave
 

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Yes that one in the picture
 
Kussy said:
Yes that one in the picture
It's just break the circuit and go off
 
OK there are ways to use this style of switch to be able to switch a circuit on and off

here's one example ...

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this process is common in so much gear these days ... TV's VCR's DVD players etc etc

you will understand that that portion of the circuit will always have power on it


cheers
Dave
 

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Thank you davenn that's very useful
 
no probs

if you do build this to experiment, you may find it suffers a little from switch bounce

that is a pulse produced when contacts make and another when they break. This will cause
double triggering in the flipflop IC

there is a small mod that can be done to stop that

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Dave
 

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