Tag Archives: metal dome assembly
What is a surface mount switch?
A surface mount switch is an electronic switch mounted on a PCB using surface mount technology. It achieves on-off control of the circuit by directly soldering the switch components on the surface of the PCB. Compared with traditional plug-in switches, … Continue reading →
How to Assemble Metal Domes?
What should we do after collecting the metal domes? Please check the video below. The video shows some steps of how to assemble metal domes. At first, we need to customize an assembly jig according to the products those customer needed. … Continue reading →
Why metal dome array doesn’t work with normal force?
Recently we received a customer complaint, he said some metal domes arrays couldn’t work with required (normal) force and need higher push force, and even more some metal domes are locked and no response. The metal domes customer uses is S6F-160-D-Ni, … Continue reading →
How to Assemble Metal Dome Array on PCB
Some people will ask us how to assemble metal dome array on PCB, and today I’d like to share some basic information for that. It’s a very simple to assemble our metal dome array on PCB, and here are some basic … Continue reading →
New SMD Metal Dome Switch
Are you trying to find out a metal dome which can be soldered on circuit board? I think so, because the normal metal dome are not recommended to be soldered on the circuit because it will reduce or damage function … Continue reading →
Why Metal Dome Force Changed After Assembly on PCB
Recently one customer complain that the metal dome force changed so much after assembly on PCB. The metal dome used was “X6T-350-0.8*3.0”(A Triangle dome,  Diameter 6mm, force 350gf, leg: 0.8*3.0mm). Before assembly, force is in normal force range 350gf, but … Continue reading →
PCB PAD Finishing for Metal Dome
If it is the first time you try to use metal dome or metal dome array on circuit board (PCB or FPC), then probably you want to know what kind of surface finishing of circuit board should be used if … Continue reading →
Four-Leg Dome with Legs
As we know, there’re already four legs for our Four-leg series metal dome, and this is why it named four-leg dome, or cross metal dome. So what do you means “four-leg dome with legs”? Let me firstly see the looking … Continue reading →
Circle Metal Dome with Leg
Previous we have discuss how to assemble triangle metal dome, some people told me they also want a circle dome with a leg. But for most of circle (round) series metal dome, there’s no leg. So when assemble with a circle metal … Continue reading →
How to Assemble Triangle Series Metal Dome on PCB (2)
See previous article here: How to Assemble Triangle Series Metal Dome on PCB Question # 2: If soldering triangle dome is not recommended, then is there any better method to fix it? Normally Closed vs Normally Open Switch: What Are … Continue reading →