Micro-Switch In-Tube POC (why electronic switch, when can do this?)

[OasisMike]

I've modified these switches enough to know that you can take a file to the corners and cut off most of the "normally closed" post (take it out completely and the click becomes too loud), but I never thought of stuffing one down inside a tube mod until I saw Pailpoe's e-switch

Pailpoe's switch is beyond my abilities, with no soldering iron, and too little band-width to spare as I study to get a job, but just as a proof-of-concept, here's a mechanical momentary switch which is quite low-profile...I will try to run two screws up through the switch into the top cap so it can be pushed into the tube without having to solder in-place.

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The button came out of a flashlight clicky switch, the hole made with a drill bit by hand.

Of course, where these ideas fall apart is how to run a wire down the tube, and how to make a tail cap that isn't ugly. I will probably use flat wire inside the tube, but not sure about the tail cap (probably re-use the cap off a broken mini-vibe I got the flat wire out of)

 

[Rader2146]

Those switches work great with copper mods. Takes the cap conundrum out of the equation.

 

[OasisMike]

I was thinking of wrapping the plastic tube with a thin copper sheet, after etching away some kind of laser printed design, but it still wouldn't give me the ease and convenience of a copper cap, yeah.

has anybody already put one of these switches flat across the tube like this?

 

[Rader2146]

I have, I got the idea from Rocketman. He has a thread on Vapetron about it.

 

[asdaq]

Ahh, is this the famous Rocket Switch I keep hearing about?

 

[Rader2146]

I would assume so.

Switch for Copper Pipe Mod

But don't tell anyone....it's a secret.

 

[asdaq]

Hey, I've even seen that before, but didn't catch that it got the name Rocket Switch, must be all the secrecy.

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