Recent Blogs
Electric Thermostat: Bimetal Strip Animation and Deflection Calculator
Explore a bimetal thermostat contact and calculate free-strip deflection, end rotation and first-contact temperature rise from geometry and flexivity.
Toggle Switch: Snap-action Arrangement and Observation Calculator
Explore snap-action switch components and calculate midpoints, reciprocal travel times and event rates from entered observations. No product performance is predicted.
Switching Mechanism: Snap Action and Sensitivity Scenarios
Explore snap-action switch concepts and a hypothetical linear sensitivity exercise. The entered percentages are assumptions, not switch specifications.
Pressure Switch: Declared Threshold Ledger
Pressure switch explained — how diaphragm and piston designs trip electrical contacts, sizing math, deadband tuning, and real HVAC and hydraulic applications.
Microswitch: Operating Position and Movement Differential
Explore microswitch snap contacts and compare actuator position with data-sheet operating-position limits and maximum movement differential.
Limit Switch: Plunger Animation and Datasheet Current Comparison
See a plunger switch change its normally open and normally closed contacts. Compare load current with a specified Honeywell LS2 AC15 carry/break rating.