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KenToad:

And they're usually not buttons, they're switches, right?  Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than messing than some funky combination of hard to switch switches.   ;)



ChadTower:


No, they're buttons quite often.  Small buttons. 

What is a button other than a way to open or close a switch, anyway?

KenToad:

I guess buttons are momentary, either default on or default off when they're not depressed, whereas a switch, i.e. dips can be either on or off without ever being momentary, or am I confused?   :dunno

ChadTower:


You're not confused, that is correct.  Standard buttons are over momentary contact switches.  There are about as many types of switch as you could possibly dream up a need.

ChadTower:


Just thought of one that should probably be #1 on the entire list:

Building half the cab before the design is finished.  So often we see guys still making design decisions 85% of the way into the project and it never fails to make the project more painful and longer than it had to be.

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