[sdiy] Push buttons with nice light action

[Seb Francis]

I haven't seen many datashsheets specifying activation force ... and I 
wouldn't really know what value I'm looking for anyway :)

I was thinking about the same resistance as a lightweight laptop 
keyboard, so quite light really.  More worried about being able to tap 
in time than accidental operation.


Scott Juskiw wrote:
> I'm not sure how I would measure the amount of force required to 
> activate the switch, maybe that info is in the data sheet. It's 
> certainly not a light touch, but it's not overly obstinate either. 
> There is no way that you'd accidentally activate it by simply touching 
> it, you have to give it a good push, probably 1/8" before it makes 
> contact. It's probably not what you are looking for.
>
> On 20-Mar-09, at 7:48 PM, Seb Francis wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the replies so far ... but I should clarify: I'm looking 
>> for push buttons with a light pressure to activate.  I don't need 
>> them to light up.
>>
>> I think the ones Jason and Scott mentioned (Digikey EG1938-ND) 
>> require quite a strong push to turn them on (if this is the switch I 
>> think it is).
>>
>
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