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How Many Cycles Will a Membrane Switch Survive?

From 3Sixty Group
 

 
How many cycles will a membrane switch survive? When the Membrane Switch Subcommittee of ASTM International began its study of switch characteristics in 1992, members unanimously agreed that the term "life" was too general and vague. To put the committee's dilemma in perspective, consider how many times you've seen switch designers provide drawings that identify "Life = 1 million." The simple statement breeds a long list of questions about switch performance: * Will the switch really see one million cycles? Or is there a factor of safety built into this? * What electrical current will the switch see at each closure? * What force is assumed applied for the one million depressions? Is it a force that is just enough to make contact or 100% harder? * Is it OK if the graphic layer has worn before reaching one million? How much wear it acceptable?
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