I am trying to design a little circuit to control a light. I am trying to design a little circuit to control a light. It is supposed to be a one-push-button affair, with a long push for something and ...

“Why not use a D-Flip Flop with the switch connected to clock, and via an RC to the Data input. Release switch quickly data is still low so output low. release after RC charged data is high so output ...

This is an improved version of Anthony Smith’s designs for a latch on/latch off switch (see the whole series below). The new design switches a 120VAC load, and includes several much-needed details on ...

Low-current, momentary action pushbutton switches, such as PCB-mount ‘tactile’ types, are cheap, and available in an abundance of different styles. Latching types, on the other hand, are often larger, ...

Every so often, a new car will come out with fancy, seemingly new technology that, in reality, was already attempted in the '30s, '40s, or '50s. Take the push-button door handles from the Lincoln ...

Amid its widening recall crisis, Toyota Motor Corp. said it had moved closer to adopting changes to its push-button ignition system to give drivers an added margin of safety if their vehicles ...

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