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Using Ultralux pushbuttons without springs. Problem?
blind_dado:
I'm using Ultralux pushbuttons with the standard supplied E-Switch microswitches. The combination is a bit stiff for my tastes, but if I take the spring out of the pushbutton and use only the force provided by the microswitch, it feels great.
Does anyone foresee a problem with this setup? I figure the microswitches are subjected to nearly identical forces every time they're pushed with or without the pushbutton spring, so I don't see a problem, but maybe I'm missing something.
TopJimmyCooks:
I'd try it for a while and see how it goes - see if the buttons still return crisply after some use, etc. even if you wear out a microswitch or two and need to replace them it's a $2 experiment. I would go with an E-switch or even heavier actuating switch for maximum return spring pressure. I came across some cheap used switches in a junk cab that must be over 100g pressure to trip, they're like bricks.
I bet some of the pushbutton experts/dealers like RandyT, Andy Warne and the Paradise guys have experience with this and could say if there's any reason not to do it.
AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: blind_dado on August 23, 2011, 02:47:24 am ---I'm using Ultralux pushbuttons with the standard supplied E-Switch microswitches. The combination is a bit stiff for my tastes, but if I take the spring out of the pushbutton and use only the force provided by the microswitch, it feels great.
Does anyone foresee a problem with this setup? I figure the microswitches are subjected to nearly identical forces every time they're pushed with or without the pushbutton spring, so I don't see a problem, but maybe I'm missing something.
--- End quote ---
There will be no problem with this. But we dont normally supply these with E-Switches, they come with our own-brand Ultimarc switches. So not sure what has happened here.
Andy
blind_dado:
My mistake; the buttons did come with Ultimarc branded switches. But that's what I meant by "standard supplied," i.e., the ones that you normally send.
But your website says "New! We now supply E-Switch microswitches with all pushbuttons (Happ-sourced)" so I thought that calling them "standard supplied E-Switch microswitches" was accurate. Is the website description not correct?
In any event, thanks for confirming that I can use them as I described. Great buttons.
AndyWarne:
The Happ buttons which we sell come with the E-Switches. I will need to correct that on the website as it is misleading.
Andy
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