I don't think it should be clickable, but have a simple circuit that senses whether it was clicked or held. The switch you're using would be fine, and a little SMT magic and you'd have it.
When you look at the finish on an XM-18, both blade and slabs, you'll see the most perfect user finish ever done.
Thanks kaichu,
I had looked at some SMT's and there is one that "might" fit, but there would be parasitic drain....
Worth considering....
will check out the XM-18
+1 SMT :thumbsup:
I'll throw another in . . .
How about no switch?????
But rather contact points/rings, or separated areas that need to be touched, that sense the resistance of skin. Adding more rings or touch points, walla multifuntion touch switch. A small height difference, such as concaving, or seperating the touch areas should prevent false activations while swinging on your neck lanyard, just a fleeting thought . . .
GL
The ink version of QTC would be perfect for that,
though it would add a zero to the cost.
I'll look at some SMT's and see if they might fit.
For now I am leaning towards just momentary for first production run,
and then possibly a permanent-on implementation down the road as I really would like to have at least one MBI product in time for Xmas.
touch sensors....
interesting, I wonder if they would work under water?
I will check with R&D team on the timing requirements of adding a circuit/switch.
My guess is it could add up to 1 month (waiting on samples, then parts, then producing the circuit, etc),
so maybe this could come as version 2 option, depending on how critical it is in terms of make or break.
thanks,
tgwnn