Mostly 3D Printed Rocker Switch

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The Instructable delves deeper into the potential of the simple magnetic reed switch and neodymium magnets. So far, using reed switches and magnets, I have designed several projects:\r\n\r\n- A Rotary Switch\r\n- A Slider Switch\r\n- A Push Button\r\n\r\nFor these builds, magnets are used to both activate the reed switches and provide feedback to the user in the form of "stops" or "dents". In the case of the push button, magnets replace a spring.\r\n\r\nI believe you will find that feedback provided by the magnets is surprisingly satisfying.\r\n\r\n- For the button, as you push the repelling magnets closer together, they push back harder just like a spring under tension would. The magnet implementation feels slightly "softer" at the beginning of the push which is not necessarily a bad thing.\r\n- In the case where we are creating dents by having strategically placed magnets attract the moveable slider or knob to predefined positions, the switches actually accelerate to those positions then stop quickly with a nice "thunk". It's hard to explain but it feels great.\r\n\r\nThis Thing shows you how to build your own ON-OFF-ON panel-mounted rocker switch. The switch is almost entirely 3D printed with only a few easy-to-find additional parts required.