Whether you’re building a custom mechanical keyboard or buying a pre-built one, you’re probably wondering what all the different types of mechanical keyboard switches are. What’s the difference ...

Selecting touch switches and tactile switches requires an understanding of switch types. Choices include tact switches and keyswitches. Tact switches are tactile electromechanical switches for ...

Q-switches are devices used in the optical resonator of a laser to prevent lasing action until a high level of inversion is achieved in the lasing medium. There are many types of Q-switches. Examples ...

While there’s probably a Cherry MX clone born every year or so, it’s not often that such a radically different type of switch comes along. These “Void” switches are Hall-effect magnetic ...