Electronics parts can be a pain to choose. It’s often hard to tell from manufacturers’ datasheets if a part will fit your design. We auditioned six different tactile switches to find a cheap button to ...

Low-current, momentary action pushbutton switches, such as PCB-mount ‘tactile’ types, are cheap, and available in an abundance of different styles. Latching types, on the other hand, are often larger, ...

C&K has launched that rarest of things, a tact push-button switch with change-over contacts – which means it offers a normally-closed option too. Not only that, but the 6.0 x 6.1 x 3.45mm ‘TLSM’ ...

Why designers are rethinking their extreme reliance on touchscreens for the user interface. The features that are especially desired in tactile switches, in addition to basic contact closure/opening.

Littelfuse has introduced a ‘tact’ style push-button with change-over contacts. ‘KSC DCT’ as it will be known, has a 6.2 x 6.2mm surface-mount body and is sealed to IP67. Both gull-wing and J-lead leg ...