Membrane Switches Blog

Fixing Keyboards The Hard Way

michaels — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:13:09 +0000

When I was in college, I rented a house a few miles away from campus with a few other students. Each of us shared a few traits in common. We were all extremely messy, extremely nerdy and extremely cheap. In more than one situation, these three traits

Membrane Switches vs. Discrete Key Switches

michaels — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:48:39 +0000

I’ve already spent a lot of time emphasizing the benefits of membrane switch use compared to discrete key switch use. Now I’m going to emphasize it some more. If you understand the concept of what a membrane switch is and does, and if you underst

Membrane Switch Manufacturers and Momentary Switches

michaels — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:33:23 +0000

What is a momentary switch? What makes a momentary switch “momentary?” “Momentary switch” is one of my favorite terms in all of industry. It’s so precise and descriptive, but at the same time if you told someone, “I’m going to Radio Sha

Backlit Membrane Switches are Easier to See at Night

michaels — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:06:21 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=62BSOGY5rRo

those of us fortunate enough to have garages, we know the benefits of those praise-worthy shelters. Not being one of those people, I know those benefits even more keenly. When I stumble out the door in the winter

Understanding LCD Touch Screens

michaels — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:56:01 +0000

Yesterday evening I had dinner with some family from out of state. My uncle, aunt and their two kids were visiting from State College, Pennsylvania, where my uncle works as a professor of electrical engineering. His sons were or are already students

Understanding the Value of Membrane Switches

michaels — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:08:29 +0000

Membrane switches image courtesy of Sytek Enterprises, Inc.

If you’re having trouble understanding how and why membrane switches are useful and important tools, consider this situation. You and a few friends ha

Graphic Overlays Present a Branding Opportunity

michaels — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:03:27 +0000

Graphic overlay image courtesy of Douglas Corporation.

Graphic overlays present their users with an opportunity. Before we get too far into that, let’s quickly review what graphic overlays are. In simple terms,

Membrane Keyboards vs. Non-Membrane Keyboards

michaels — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:58:54 +0000

Unlike the overwhelming majority of computers today, many of the earliest personal computers available to consumers were equipped with membrane keyboards. What’s the difference between early PC keyboards and most keyboards today? There’s a very g

Custom Membrane Switches Have Much to Offer

michaels — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:53:37 +0000

If you’ve ever watched weekday daytime television, depending on the channel you watched, you’re likely to have seen commercial after commercial advertising health insurance policies to retired people. One of the incentives they often offer is som

What is a Rubber Keypad?

michaels — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:49:58 +0000

Many rubber keypad varieties are actually quite similar to membrane switches. While membrane switches are composed of electronic switches and layers of membranes and graphical overlays, rubber keypads are composed of electrical switches and a rubber