Aaah...I keep trying to apply OKR logic to this chip...with the OKR's if you put a 10k from pin 5 to ground (a drain) it's off till you put Vin to it with a NO sw which turns it "on"...these LM2596's are essentially opposite in nature...I just checked the data sheet of the LM2596...pin 5 has a 1.4v threshold, anything below that (or if pin 5 is just left open) then the reg is "on" (same as the OKR's but that's where they split)...with the LM2596's if you put up to Vin to pin 5 (over 1.4v) then it shuts "off" which is why you need the NC...for me (and this is my "electrician self" talking) I'm not a real big fan of controlling things with NC switches...I've found over the last 20yrs or so that when switches fail (and they all eventually do
) they'll typically fail in the "open" state...not good if you're controlling a 2596