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| OM222O:
Sorry if this is a really basic / off topic question but I've used these toggle switches for all my battery powered projects so far to physically disconnect the battery when turning the device on (helps a lot with battery life): I usually buy them in packs which include a mix of momentary switches, toggle switches, etc, so I haven't been able to find the name of them yet. now I need to buy them in bulk for an upcoming project, so buying a pack of 100 switches to use is not an option! if you know the parameters for parametric search in mouser/digikey, please list them below. otherwise if you the name of them, that would help too! When I search for toggle switches I usually find things similar to a PC power button which is not what I want! |
| PTR_1275:
dpdt push on push off switch That’s what I put into google and found a few results similar to what you’re wanting. Hope that helps |
| Ian.M:
You have a nomenclature problem. This: is a toggle switch. Its (usually) one member of the category: latching switches, though spring biased momentary toggle switches do exist. Your switches are push action latching DPDT switches. |
| OM222O:
Thank you so much! I found them! |
| Doctorandus_P:
I am particulary charmed by the soft power button of the obiquitous "transistor tester". In "standby" mode the current is difficult to measure ( < 100nA) with the equipment I have. The only current is leakage through a single PNP BJT. BJT's have inherent lower leakage then MOSfet's and a voltage drop of a few 100mV in "on" position is also no biggy when you have plenty to burn from a 9V battery. The Transistor tester I got does have space reserved vor the battery, but it does not have a decent way to mount the battery. But because expected battery life is 15+ years I simply glued the battery to the PCB with hot snot. Solid enough to last many years, and still removable if needed. As far as I know the switches from your picture come in bot latching and non-latching versions, so double check when ordering. |
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