Most inexpensive pushbutton switches, particularly pc-board-mounting and membrane types, have momentary action. Latching types are often larger and relatively expensive, and they frequently are ...

Cole Hersee Co's new M-608 plasticized push-button momentary switch for trucking applications can be connected virtually anywhere the driver needs one.

The RadioShack guys, of course, didn't know.<P>As I understand it, the ATX switch is a "momentary" push button, that works like a DOORBELL switch -- i.e. push it in for a momentary connection, and ...

Figure 1 Circuit converts momentary action push switch into latching power switch.. To understand how the circuit operates, assume that the DC power supply, +V S, has just been applied, capacitor C1 ...