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{{TODO photo|more=true}} {{infobox dswitch | image name = Olivetti snap action -- infobox.jpg | manufacturer = [[Olivetti]] | product code = | switch type = Clicky | actuation force = | introduced = | discontinued = | switch mount = [[Plate mount]] | keycap mount = | sense method = [[Metal contact]] | patents = [http://www.google.com/patents/US4200778 US4200778] (1978) }} '''Olivetti snap action''' is a provisional name for [[stacked spring]] switches from [[Olivetti]]. ==Description== Olivetti snap action switches feature a plate spring similar to [[Alps plate spring]], above which is placed a [[helical spring]]. When the key is pressed, pressure in the helical spring increases, causing the plate spring to snap into its unstable state, conducting current between two exposed gold-plated PCB pads: one at the corner of the switch that makes permanent contact with the plate spring, and one in the centre. This snap action releases pressure on the helical spring, which lowers the switch force, giving a tactile event and overtravel. The [[force graph]] shown in the patent indicates that this design also provides [[hysteresis]], as the reduction in pressure required to release the plate spring involves lifting your finger to a higher point than where the make action occurred. As the plate spring snaps between its stable and unstable states, a loud click is emitted.<ref name="M20-click" /> The design is similar to not just Alps plate spring, but also to the [[Futaba clicky switch]] which also uses a plate spring. The patent depicts a second version of the switch where a single key can trigger two switches at different travel distances, giving a double-action switch. [[Olivetti dome with slider]] is a revision of the switch that appears to be cost reduction by using a rubber dome instead of the plate spring. The operation of the switch remains otherwise unchanged. ==Keyboards== *Olivetti L1 ANK 1426<ref name="L1" /> *[[Olivetti M20]]<ref name="M20" /> ==Gallery== <gallery widths=250 heights=187> File:Olivetti M20 -- keyboard module.jpg | Olivetti M20 keyboard module File:Olivetti M20 -- switch module underside and PCB.jpg | PCB and switch module underside File:Olivetti M20 -- switch modules removed.jpg | Frame and PCB without modules; only one PCB pad per switch is visible here </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="L1">deskthority β [https://deskthority.net/photos-f62/olivetti-l1-ank-1426-t14649.html?hilit=olivetti Olivetti L1 ANK 1426]</ref> <ref name="M20">z80ne.com β [http://www.z80ne.com/m20/index.php?argument=sections/repair/keyboard/keyboard.inc Typical problems and solutions concerning the M20 keyboard]</ref> <ref name="M20-click">YouTube β [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xotIGWC02MU Olivetti M20 artillery command game]</ref> </references> [[Category:Olivetti switches]] [[Category:Clicky switches]] [[Category:Stacked spring switches]] [[Category:Double action switches]] [[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]
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