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===PCB mount=== PCB mount switches are secured solely by the solder joints between the terminals and the PCB. PCB mount switches typically have one or more fixing pins (small pegs protruding from the bottom of the switch) to help align the switch (since the terminals are often soft and easy to bend) and possibly also prevent rotation of the switch in use. The return spring shaft may also protrude below the base of the switch, and this also helps to locate the switch in the PCB. Some switch types (e.g. the PCB mount variants of the [[Cherry MX]] family, and [[SMK inverse cross mount]]) have both fixing pins and plate clips and can be used either with or without a mounting plate. <gallery widths=250 heights=187> File:MagitronicK156PCBleftangled.jpg|PCB-mounted [[Cherry MX Blue]] switches File:MagitronicK156PCBleft.jpg|Viewed from the top </gallery>
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