EYE ON NPI -Suntsu's Rugged Foot Switches
This week's EYE ON NPI is rockin' and rollin' - it's Suntsu's Rugged Foot Switches (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/s/suntsu/foot-switches). These switches are designed for use in guitar 'stomp box' effects pedals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_unit), so they are very rugged and reliable with smooth activation. Most of the time engineers are adding pushbuttons to a design, they're doing something like adding tactile switches such as these 6mm square ones (https://www.adafruit.com/product/367) or these panel-mount arcade switches (https://www.adafruit.com/product/3489)…
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