How do I get rid of the "snap action" in a microswitch

Darksakul · July 1, 2013, 2:55am

motoh:

If you’re looking for sharp electrical contact instead of an activating switch, you could make a conductive contact around the stick armature, and put conductive contacts around the direction active areas. I disclaim that this suggestion is exactly as retarded as it sounds.

http://i.imgur.com/tDIUl7c.png

The red areas are where you would arrange for conductivity. What you don’t want is a switch, you want an instant connection. This is going to have a ton of screwy negatives.

First: You’re going to have to have enough mechanical knowledge to space the contacts out so they reach the stick evenly, and you don’t adjust the ‘throw’ of the stick.

Second: The contacts are going to wear quickly, and will have to be a strong enough material to withstand that abuse while still giving good electrical contact.

Third - you will have no range of activation. You say you want this, but this means you will either be riding the gate or the contacts for any action. That’s a lot of unnecessary force.

That sounds like a leaf switch to me.

FireSlash · July 1, 2013, 3:00am

A quick look online sources these: http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/microswitches/36-rollie-leaf-switch-for-pushbutton-0855742000364.html which may or may not fit a stick as well. Otherwise look at the stick I linked earlier.

Darksakul · July 1, 2013, 3:07am

He is looking for those options in a stick not a push button.

Moonchilde · July 1, 2013, 7:20am

Agreed, you can’t use a leaf switch in a stick. Buttons, yes, with a lot of work depending on the button type. It’s pretty important this doesn’t get further off the topic.

Get a reed switch. Get it from PA, because no other place is going to offer you that price for that switch. No snap, no tactile click, no clickity clack sounds, it’s exactly what you want.

Darksakul · July 1, 2013, 8:55am

a leaf switch joystick does exist.

I don’t know how easy it be to install or how good it would be

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=365

Sexperienced · July 1, 2013, 9:28am

FireSlash already posted that link… leaf sticks arent that hard to find in the UK, they were used back in the day before microswitches became standard. kinda suprised some of you didnt know they existed.

but back on topic… yes, i’ll be purchasing the omron reed switches asap.

kuradoberijamfr · July 15, 2013, 2:29am

If what you are looking for is a switch that activates late and deactivates quickly, you should give Saia burgess XG a shot, they are the slowest I have tried so far, but it will reduce the scope of your diagonals.

Sexperienced · July 15, 2013, 5:10pm

I own quite a few XG’s already.

wtf, so it wasnt a double post?.. mods can you please bring back the last post that I tried to delete?

Tahrbow · July 15, 2013, 6:48pm

As a lurker and technological idiot, this thread was pretty fun for me to read (and educational too). Thanks guys.

Sexperienced · July 15, 2013, 7:49pm

here’s a detailed explanation on the differences betwen Reeds and Micros.

http://www.meder.co.uk/fileadmin/meder/pdf/en/Technical_Documents/Reed_Switch_vs_Mechanical_Switch.pdf

gif showing how Reed switches work

http://www.reed-switch-info.com/resources/Switch_Magnetic_operate_lightbulb.gif

Sexperienced · July 18, 2013, 8:15pm

the reeds are certainly the best switches i’ve ever used. I can do 360 with Zang/THawk without missing a grab, but for some odd reason there seems to be an issue with dragon punch motions… I’m buys some more reed switches which i’ll use to replace my Sanwa button, just to see how they sync up with the reeds in my stick.