MTS 101 Position Miniature Toggle Switch Review

They are small which means you have to determine the correct application. For DIY projects that aren't widely used, they work great. If you want the highest quality nuclear submarines, the cost will really go up. I haven't soldered them yet, but the threads and switch mechanism seem to work. More later when my assessment changes. I soldered them into my application with no problems, but be careful with mechanical switches - check for continuity before latching.

When they're good, they're good, but. Common problems: 1) Physically stuck in one position (does not move) 2) High on-resistance (greater than 1 ohm) 3) Plastic housing melts easily (causing complete switch failure) The pre-use test solves the following problems: test mechanical and ohmmeters before use. Even with this failure rate, the beginner's test and the fast soldering, the price/performance ratio is right. All these problems are solved by buying from Mouser, Digikey, etc. for 3-4 times…

serious. One of them melted right away when I did touched his terminal with a 25w soldering iron, the other straight up doesn't work, stays closed all the time, regardless of the toggle switch. Also, one of the mounting nuts that came with it was.. well.. it looked like it was double machined been .being an 8mm nut and this one is too small for my 8mm wrench but all the others are a bit larger. The hole in this deformed nut was also larger so also unusable. I wouldn't be so picky, but THEY…