🔘 Twidec KW11 3Z04 Straight Switch Action Review

I needed a switch to replace the switch in my electric fillet knife. Obviously all of these mini switches are made in China so I had no choice but to order what I thought would work. The Twidec switch was identical to the one I replaced so it's not a problem. However, after a few uses of my fillet knife, the switch is showing signs of failure with intermittent starting. Luckily I order a pack of 10.

The seller answered a question about operating force Question: How much force (weight) is required to turn this switch hinge on/off? I have a project that requires very little effort to turn a switch on/off. Answer: Hello buyers. The force required to open or close this switch is very small. You can buy and try it. This is not the case with micro switches. This switch activates 15 grams or 0.147 Newtons. A very light activation switch should be between 0.1 and 0.05 Newtons. the level of the…

Offered as a replacement for the Zippy SM1 and that's why I bought them as they have the correct switch length. It takes exactly three times as much force to activate them. The SM1 in grams has a 5 gram switch. They open at 15 grams. That's a huge difference. In fact, the difference is so great that the length of the longest lever requires a bending force on the metal itself, requiring it to almost touch the body of the switch itself to engage. I had to bend the lever up to fully depress it. In