E-Switches Footswitches?

[stonerbox]

Does anyone have any experience with these? How "clicky" are they? The datasheet says they are rated for 30k cycles, which sounds maybe too "reasonable" considering they are only 4,9 Euros reasonable since they are 6,81 Euros a piece.
E-Switch FS57003PLT2B2M2QE

My initial intention was to order a bunch of Belton 3PDTs (7,9 Euros) from Banzai but switched my order to Mouser the last minute... and they only stock E-Switches 3PDT footswitches.

[daverdave]

I pretty much use them for everything I make since I order most of my parts from Mouser any way. I can't really say how the 'clickiness' compares to other brands, but I've been happy with them so far, not had any problems yet.

[stonerbox]

I pretty much use them for everything I make since I order most of my parts from Mouser any way. I can't really say how the 'clickiness' compares to other brands, but I've been happy with them so far, not had any problems yet.
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I pretty much use them for everything I make since I order most of my parts from Mouser any way. I can't really say how the 'clickiness' compares to other brands, but I've been happy with them so far, not had any problems yet.

Tack!

Thank you!

[stonerbox]

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[R.G.]

Long ago, when PCs were young and naive, the electronic keyboard was unfamiliar to typists used to mechanical keyboards. The typists complained that the keyboards didn't have the right "feel". IBM and probably other brands made up keyboards that had an over-center mechanism so the keys felt more clicky. This was a step forward and many if not most modern keyboards do this now.
But they weren't "clacky"; the converted typists missed the sound of an actual metal key hitting a piece of paper. One solution to this was to program the PC host to whack the internal speaker with a pulse when a keystroke interrupt came in. This isn't so popular any more, as most people by now have been using PCs and not typewriters all their adult life.

This makes me think that one could use the mushiest soft switch in the world, sense when the switch "made" and the pull in a moderate size solenoid to make the fx box jump a bit. I suspect this would seem more acceptable.

8-)

[diffeq]

This makes me think that one could use the mushiest soft switch in the world, sense when the switch "made" and the pull in a moderate size solenoid to make the fx box jump a bit. I suspect this would seem more acceptable.

8-)

Exactly what modern sensor screen phones do with their "haptic response", except using vibromotor to create "clack".

(and I have that turned off on my phone)

[stonerbox]

A demo of E-switches 3DPT footswitch, for any future seekers. These came with no washers or nuts.