Stacking industrial button contact blocks.
Added 2019-04-12 17:07:44 +0000 UTCIt turns out that stacking the contact blocks on industrial push buttons is much more interesting and fun that you'd expect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njF5xK2KnZw
I wasn't expecting the actuation force to increase quite as high as it did.
(To the point I broke something in an earlier test.)
Comments
It was really designed for 5/6V cells. If the solar panels are small then it may work, although the current from the panel would need to be 500mA or less. If the blocking voltage of the battery protection chip is exceeded it may cause overcharging of the cells.
Big Clive
2019-04-14 04:09:49 +0000 UTCI know that this is not the right place to ask this question, but I do it anyway: you build a LED light with a Nokia battery, a TUN and a solar panel. Is it possible to build it with a 12-14V solar panel? I have a stack of them and would build some gardenlights with 18650's. Sorry to ask this question here, but I couldn't find the video.
Hub Rijcks
2019-04-13 20:51:31 +0000 UTCAbout 11" (280mm). I've worked in plenty of panels that are deeper. Often containing stacked control PCBs, which was a terrible idea.
Big Clive
2019-04-13 17:37:51 +0000 UTCI work with stock of name brand industrial switches and have ALWAYS wanted to set up something like this just to play!
Michael Thompson
2019-04-13 10:49:23 +0000 UTCHow long was the stack from the back of the head? I'd be surprised if that would even fit in a wall mounted panel!
2019-04-13 08:59:22 +0000 UTCYou'd definately use a relay or two if you needed that many circuits to be actuated from one button.
2019-04-13 08:57:52 +0000 UTCWe use them at work stacked 3 high for the Master Reset on the water system.
2019-04-13 04:27:10 +0000 UTCTime to order up an entire crate of them & see how far it can go before your finger snaps... :P
Scott Miller
2019-04-13 04:03:04 +0000 UTCThese ones appear to be a single block with one NC and one NO contact. Other types do split into two sections though.
Big Clive
2019-04-13 00:30:05 +0000 UTCDear Mr Clive, it's called a control relay FYI. (Sorry I couldn't help myself) yours truly, Cap Obvious.
Aaron Nadler
2019-04-12 23:34:12 +0000 UTCTry 50 of them! Lol
2019-04-12 23:23:05 +0000 UTCI love all this cheap industrial type stuff, can't get enough of these types of videos!
Berkeloid
2019-04-12 22:06:58 +0000 UTC1.8 - 1 = 0.7?
Mark Trombley
2019-04-12 18:21:17 +0000 UTCDon't forget, the 2 halves of the switch contacts come apart, so if you (for example) 6 normally open contacts, you can take 3 of the switch bodies, and swap the HO with NCs to get the 6 with only 2.5 Kg of pressure.
Mike Bird
2019-04-12 18:14:50 +0000 UTC
