Types of Push Button Switches

Push Button Switch Types – In order to operate, electrical circuits need to be complete. The electricity must be able to flow through the different wires and components uninterrupted. But circuits that are full all the time aren’t as helpful as those that just work when we want them to. This is what is done by a turn. Within machinery, some switches are hidden; others are where we can see them and use them. There are thousands of familiar uses for the push button switch, from elevators to stereos for automobiles. It comes in two fundamental types: momentary and non-momentary.

Push-button switches are part of our product line and, depending on the application, they come in various styles. A push button is a small, sealed mechanism that, when you press on it, completes an electric circuit. A small metal spring inside makes contact with two wires when it’s on, enabling electricity to flow. The spring retracts when it’s off, the touch is disrupted, and the current won’t flow. The switch’s body is made of non-conducting plastic.

he various push-button switch forms that we can offer are;

• Temporary
• Latching 
• Electric 
• Pneumatic 
• “Push For Making”
• “Break push”

For example, a requirement may be a momentary pneumatic push to make a turn. These choices appear to overlap.

Latching switches

Latching switches only enable the user to click the switch once and then stay either on or off until pushed again (light switch).

The language used to characterize several distinct switches is momentary or latching. A momentary switch will need continuous compression depending on how the circuit is wired to stay “on” or “off” (alarm switches or fail-safe circuits).

There are “push to make” or “push to break” switches within the “momentary switches” group. When the button is compressed, a “push to make” switch is usually wired open or “off” when the electric circuit is attached – the switch would “make” the circuit. For instance, doorbells, bathroom flushes, gym shower systems.

Pneumatic push-button switches 

These do not include electronics, but a puff of air is pushed through an air switch when actuated, which then completes the circuit. A distance away from the push button switch and connected with PVC tubing, the air switch can be found. As the consumer would not be in touch with both water and electronics at the same time, this makes the switch ideal for use in wet environments.