eastern57's lighthound momentary to latching switch mod

[Aradian Valentine]

I have used these Lighthound boards on several builds and found that on occasion it would not work until I reversed the leads for the switch, not sure why.

I also suspect that micro bridges are forming during the soldering phase.

best,
-AV

[linkingdots]

Just to confirm because I'm not sure if I am able to get light hound on my side of the globe but the flashlight just has to be the type which goes out when released?

[(null).exe]

Yes, but as stated earlier, you're better of getting a Pololu board.

Also, holy necro batman

[Tasau]

I accidentally bought a momentary switch instead of a latching one. I'm not really interested in spending more or in waiting another few weeks for a latching switch to get shipped to me. For my project I'm not using a sound or control board. It's just a straight circuit. Is there a way to convert the momentary switch to a latching one without the control board? If so, how?

[Silver Serpent]

You can hold the button down. Any other solution is going to be more expensive and time consuming than ordering a new switch.