Hello,
Being new to this forum and to electronic design in general, I hate to start out by asking for help, but I'm desperate at this point.
I am a qualified mechanical designer who has been thrust into the job of designing simple PCB electronic circuits due to a recent down turn in business and myself being the only person available who has even the smallest amount of knowledge about circuits.
I've designed a circuit for a customer that is to be a small flash light. It has two LED's and a SPDT (ON,OFF,ON) slide switch to switch between off, and the bright and dim settings. It runs on 6 VDC (2 - 2032 coin batteries), through resistors to the LED's. The LED's are wired in series so that both of them are on in either position.
One position routes power through a single resistor, the other switch position routes power through two resistors to create the bright and dim functions.
However, my client wants to have a push button switch in place of the slide switch.
I planned to attach the schematic but the forum won't let me attach an image as a new member.
I've spent a couple of days searching the web for a PC mount, right angle push button SPDT switch that will have the same action as the slide switch, (ON,OFF,ON) OR On Dim, On Bright, Off. So far, I have drawn a blank. It can be either momentary or latched as long as it stays on without being held until it cycles back to the off position. Also, the switch may NOT have the usual panel mounting hardware like a threaded nose with a nut or panel mount tabs.
I have very little real estate on the 1" x 1.5" board. Can anyone suggest a switch that will replace the slide switch and provide the action that is needed to transfer the current between the resistors?
Signed,
Frustrated Mechanic
Being new to this forum and to electronic design in general, I hate to start out by asking for help, but I'm desperate at this point.
I am a qualified mechanical designer who has been thrust into the job of designing simple PCB electronic circuits due to a recent down turn in business and myself being the only person available who has even the smallest amount of knowledge about circuits.
I've designed a circuit for a customer that is to be a small flash light. It has two LED's and a SPDT (ON,OFF,ON) slide switch to switch between off, and the bright and dim settings. It runs on 6 VDC (2 - 2032 coin batteries), through resistors to the LED's. The LED's are wired in series so that both of them are on in either position.
One position routes power through a single resistor, the other switch position routes power through two resistors to create the bright and dim functions.
However, my client wants to have a push button switch in place of the slide switch.
I've spent a couple of days searching the web for a PC mount, right angle push button SPDT switch that will have the same action as the slide switch, (ON,OFF,ON) OR On Dim, On Bright, Off. So far, I have drawn a blank. It can be either momentary or latched as long as it stays on without being held until it cycles back to the off position. Also, the switch may NOT have the usual panel mounting hardware like a threaded nose with a nut or panel mount tabs.
I have very little real estate on the 1" x 1.5" board. Can anyone suggest a switch that will replace the slide switch and provide the action that is needed to transfer the current between the resistors?
Signed,
Frustrated Mechanic