Collin's Lab: Switches

Easily overlooked, but elemental to electronics hardware, the manually operated switch is the simplest of electromechanical devices -- and likely the most familiar. While the most basic switch is ... well, quite basic -- there's a crazy-huge variety of switch types & sizes available to the electronics maker nowadays. Those new to the soldering & schematics scene will surely benefit from an introduction to some of the terms and formats relevant to various switch species.

[ometopi]

Best electronics explanations on Youtube! Better than electronics classes!

[Fekillix]

Collin you're a true maker, keep up the good work! Teach us the basics like Relays!

[tuxrandom]

In Germany DIP switches are sometimes called mouse pianos

[moomilkboy]

im a computer engineering major and your labs make much more sense than my professors

[Natesvids]

you need to make collin's lab videos more often. i like them so

[HavokTheorem]

Thanks collin, this video reminded me of why i'm still subscribed to this channel.

[frunomaol]

Thanks for explaining the different types of switches. Excellent.

[cleekersneaker]

These are my favorite 10 year old videos on this website.

[Bleats_Sinodai]

I'm an Electronics Technician, and I really think these videos Collin makes should be used to explain electronics to anyone that wants to trully understand it, without burning many braincells in the process...

[moosefarms]

i love switches. always pulling apart old electronics for switches, motors, and gears.

[IustinianP]

THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON COLLIN I'VE EVER SEEN!

[OzzySepulveda]

Really don't know why am watching this, BUT I learned something helpful from this.

[GrumpyTyer]

This is a very informative video talking about some different switch types.

[mouldeck]

@anticonny a "killswitch" is a momentary normally closed switch that you can operate with your foot or finger, whitch are mentioned in the video

[mondays]

Collin is absolutely awesome!!!! Make Magazine has gone a long way since I first subscribed, in fact, his video was the first one I saw from Make Magazine and the reason I decided to subscribe! If Collin made his own channel, I would subscribe without question.

[jvon]

So if there is anyone out took apart two keyboards. I'm a noob here. I mean that's why I'm here. To me the future is stay at home electrical engineers. So the keyboard. Hacking want to do something but don't know what. I look at the guts and can be done. But what? Maybe something automated. Something cylindrical in nature and hollow, with valves that produce something. The exterior could be some kind of barreling system that has little fingers that ultimately could be coded to be programmed to fire each contact at a specific time. This obviously is not very practical but it could be used to create some kind of vortex. It function like a rotary device. Anyways I like the videos. As a novice electrical engineer and hard pressed to get a loan to get books your channel has indeed helped me along.

[remowo_]

collin you're the man...man! please inspire us some more. i love your videos.

[fc]

These Videos are great! Keep em comin Collin! Ill watch whatever you put out. Especially anything about DIY MIDI controllers and DIY Synths!

[Arifical]

The only reason makemagazine has my subscription: Collin's Lab.

[Fbiman]

I feel so much smarter now.
Thank you Collin. You're the best! :)