Well what is the point??


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Posted by Just Michael on 31, 2001 at 12:06 AM:

In Reply to: Missing the point posted by Mojo2000 on 30, 2001 at 11:43 PM:

What does it matter if somebody put "momentary" in the name or not since they function as momentary switches?

Isn't a rose still a rose no matter what name it is called?

: : Happ pushbuttons ARE typical arcade pushbuttons. Many arcades use them.

: D'uh!

: But have you visited Happ's pushbutton link lately - the one with all the various types of buttons illustrated together on the same page? One could argue that ALL of their buttons are momentary by design, but there are definitely a sub-category of buttons with that special name.

:
: : : Running by Happ Controls' website again, I wondered what REALLY makes a "momentary" pushbutton different from a typical microswitch arcade pushbutton.

: : : I mean, in THEORY we have agreed that the term "momentary" does describe the usual arcade firebutton, but the Happ diagrams tell me there is something deeper than that to the actual item with that name.




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