A possible cheap fix for the Hasbro S.B. F.O.C.?

[Firebird21]

But whats teh differance between momentary and latching switches?

Momentary: The swith is on only when you are pushing the button. (used with Hasbro SB's

Latching: Once pushed it is on until you push it again. (MRFX SB's)

[Ryma Mara]

kool thanks

[gundamaniac]

Alright, I have a question concerning momentary vs latching switches with a Hasbro board. The momentary sends a little bit of juice to the board, activating it, right? And another press of the momentary will send some juice to the board to deactivate it. So what happens if I use a latching pushbutton like the ones sold at TCSS and double-tap to simulate pushing down on a momentary switch?

That may be a really retarded question, but dunno much bout electricity, switch types, driver boards etc, so I figured I'd ask before trying it out and frying my board.

[xwingband]

Depending on the switch you can "simulate" the momentary action, but since there tons of momentaries out there and Tim offers both in the same style of switches it's TONS easier to get a momentary right off the bat.

[gundamaniac]

Another thing I was thinking of was to try and use the latching pushbutton to prevent accidental activations and deactivations by requiring a double-click in conjunction with the Hasbro board to activate the saber.

How much harm would come to the soundboard if electricity was constantly applied via the contacts where the momentary switch should be? I figure that some people might press the momentary down for a long time before releasing and the soundboard must have some kind of defense against continued current...

[Novastar]

Hi gundam... good to meet you at C4, btw...

You might want to start another thread regarding the latching switch vs. momentary... personally, I really get confused MYSELF these days on those and how they function exactly.

I try my best to stick with latching switches for whatever I can, as they tend to be more reliable for ME. It is possible the opposite will be true for others, depending on their setups.

A lot comes down to board design.

With something like Erv's "multi" button (lockup, blaster, "force action")... you MUST use a momentary, or it just wouldn't function.

[Firebird21]

How much harm would come to the soundboard if electricity was constantly applied via the contacts where the momentary switch should be? I figure that some people might press the momentary down for a long time before releasing and the soundboard must have some kind of defense against continued current...

None...

That's how I has mine set up. The only thing is you had to shut the switch off then turn it back on to shut off the saber. The board won't switch until the current is interupted.

[gundamaniac]

Alrighty, awesome. I'm going to try wiring sound into my lightsaber this weekend then.