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Title: Leaf Switch Buttons - Shorter travel?
Post by: Oldskool on March 04, 2004, 04:53:03 pm

I love my leaf switch buttons, but was thinking of making spacers to shorten their travel a bit.

It would be fairly easy to do as they could slip onto the plunger, and would be retained by the e-clip.

Anyone tried this?

Title: Re:Leaf Switch Buttons - Shorter travel?
Post by: Edgedamage on March 04, 2004, 07:54:08 pm

Just make the gap between the leaf switch smaller.

Title: Re:Leaf Switch Buttons - Shorter travel?
Post by: Oldskool on March 04, 2004, 10:36:45 pm

Quote from: Edgedamage on March 04, 2004, 07:54:08 pm

Just make the gap between the leaf switch smaller.

I'm actually referring to adding spacers to reduce the travel of the button (regardless of switch activation).

If the total travel is 1/4" (I'm guessing), I'd like to decrease it to at least half that .

A 1/8" spacer would do the trick.

Title: Re:Leaf Switch Buttons - Shorter travel?
Post by: Carsten Carlos on March 05, 2004, 02:20:18 am

Emberassing - I always think that this is one of the special things I love at my leaf-buttons!  :o

Though I have to admit triggering with microswitch-buttons is much easier.

Title: Re:Leaf Switch Buttons - Shorter travel?
Post by: Oldskool on March 09, 2004, 04:56:13 pm

I added o-rings to my leaf switch buttons, and it has so far been great.

There's less travel, and the rubber cushions the button as well.

Title: Re:Leaf Switch Buttons - Shorter travel?
Post by: Carsten Carlos on March 10, 2004, 05:39:35 am

Hey, that's a good idea! Guess they are less noisier when hammering this way?!  :)