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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: JPG on Wed, 22 April 2015, 20:45:53

Title: Strange micro switch keypad
Post by: JPG on Wed, 22 April 2015, 20:45:53

Today I received a strange micro swtich keypad I ordered on ebay. I had hopes for reed switch or hall effect, but in the end it was some sort of yucky something switch (if it can be called a switch).


So I went from super hyped to sad. And I managed to half destroy it and cut myself while attempting to open it (should have realised sooner I had to desolder it first). Well we learn each day!


Here's some pictures:

Title: Re: Strange micro switch keypad
Post by: JPG on Wed, 22 April 2015, 20:47:00

More pictures:

Title: Re: Strange micro switch keypad
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 22 April 2015, 21:08:34

i've been waiting for this! looking at things in detail now

hmm looks like spring over pcb. i guess the inner spring is a very specific length