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Unread 11-02-2011, 13:50
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Re: Minibot switches...

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Originally Posted by Alpha Beta View Post
So is something sold as a "safety limit switch" still a limit switch?

http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/...Limit_Switches

These advertise pull-reset instead of momentary functionality.

Way out of my area of expertise here, but I wanted to make sure that "momentary" was not part of the definition of limit switch.

I also think teams could design their own latching mechanism for a momentary limit switch with a little aluminum and surgical tubing.
Aaron,

Perhaps we can persuade Al to comment on this. Although I am sure that a "pull to reset" type of switch was not what they had in mind at game design time, it is marketed as a limit switch and, IMHO, legal.

Regards,

Mike
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