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Introduction to :

Button switches

Button switches

Push- button switches are types of electrical switching

devices whose sole purpose is to control specific

components of machinery using switch technology.

There are many different types of power switches that

are found in different industries and applications are as

Below:

Push-button switches Momentary push-button

Illuminated push-buttons Snap-action switches

Switches Waterproof switches

Emergency stop Knobs

Emergency stop switches Push-button selector

I l l u m i n a t e d p u s h - b u t t o n s

lluminated push- buttons are simple switch

mechanism devices used to control some

aspects of machinery, equipment or

processes but with illumination properties.

Illuminated push-switches make them ideal for

use in gadgets that are used in dark or lowly lit

areas.

These types of electrical simple switch

mechanisms are known to popularly use LED

type of light.

The amount and intensity of light in ipush-

buttons can be actively controlled with some

gadgets offering the opportunity of the push-

buttons using their light sensitive properties to

switch off when there is enough light.

S w i t c h e s

They are defines as electrical components that

can break an electric circuit, interrupting the

current or diverting the electric current from

one conductor to another.

Button Switches used in electrical circuits may

be operated manually by human operators,

various moving body objects that open or close

the circuits or some elements that are highly

sensitive to pressure, temperature or flow

found in electric currents.

E m e r g e n c y s t o p

s w i t c h e s

Emergency stop switches are types of electrical

switches used in industrial and electrical

processes to stop working equipment and

facilities in cases of emergency that may be

inform of potential danger that has been

identified.

Kill switches are common in day to day

operations as they can be found in various

equipment or machinery including:

-vehicles

-elevators

-escalators

-computers

-musical instruments just to mention a few

M o m e n t a r y p u s h - b u t t o n

s w i t c h e s

Momentary push- button switches can be classified under the biased switches category. Momentary push- button switches can be classified into two main types namely: push-to-make and push-to-break switches. Push-to-make electrical switches are types of momentary push- button switches that make contact with the electrical circuit when the button is pressed closing the circuit and break or loose contact with the electrical circuit when the button is released. Push-to-break switches on the other hand do the reverse by breaking any contact with the electrical circuit when the button is pressed and making contact with an electrical circuit immediately the switch button is released.

Snap-action switches

Momentary push- button switches can be

classified under the biased switches category.

Momentary push- button switches can be

classified into two main types namely: push-to-

make and push-to-break switches.

Push-to-make electrical switches are types of

momentary push- button switches that make

contact with the electrical circuit when the button

is pressed closing the circuit and break or loose

contact with the electrical circuit when the button

is released.

Waterproof switches

Waterproof switches are highly specialized types

of electrical safety devices that can break an

electric circuit to interrupt the electric current or

divert the current from one conductor to another

but have high water resistant elements that

make them ideal for use in aquatic

environments.

Waterproof switches are popular to

manufacturers who are designing equipment

and appliances that have a higher probability of

interacting with water or likely to be used in

aquatic or marine based installations to prevent

human operators from electrocution as water is

a good conductor of electricity.

Knobs

The rounded nature of switch knobs make them

ideal, effective and efficient in equipment or

machinery that prefer rotation of switches in

various directions to open or close the electrical

circuits. Switch knobs are located outside

electrical machinery or equipment and are

designed to be rotated in either clockwise or

anti- clockwise directions.

Load-break switches

Medium votage surge arresters are indoor and

outdoor electrical installation geared towards

protecting electric transformers, switch-gears

and transmission lines in electrical based MV

systems that are most likely to experience power

surges.

Medium voltage surge arresters can be

designed for both alternating current or direct

current related equipment and installations. The

over-voltages that medium voltage surge

arresters protect equipment from may be

atmospheric in nature or those brought about

by switching processes in electrical circuits.

Push-button selector switches

Push- button selector switches are electrical

simple switch mechanisms used to control

selective aspects of a machine or selective

elements of an electrical process. These

types of electrical switches can be found in

circuits that entail more than one processes

which are geared towards performing totally

different procedures or accomplishing tasks

unique to them.

B u t t o n s w i t c h e s

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