Maybe a clearer description of what you have and what you want.Hello
I have a control panel with touch keys
Does any one has idea to turn the keys to a press key
ok gopherMaybe a clearer description of what you have and what you want.
i Will attach an imageI suspect what GopherT had in mind was something more than saying the same thing with a few more words. What is the make/model of the equipment, do you have a circuit diagram, post pictures of the device, the circuit board, the touch panel connector and write a detailed description of the requirements that is much longer than three lines...
thank you erniemDo these keys move (even a little) or are they fixed?
If they move then they are mechanical switches. Just about anything can read that.
If they do not move they are capacitive switches and need a circuit that can sense the change in capacitance when your finger is on it.
I think he means " makes contact between two points"What is a "tow point"?
yes thats trueI think he means " makes contact between two points"
thank you for your helpSure. Just replace the touch plates with these:
http://www.radioshack.com/nte-54-556-pushbutton-off-on*-momentary-spst-3a-switch/55050585.html#q=pushbutton+switch&start=2
thes capacitive sensor switchesI am not sure what the photos show. Sorry, they are not clear enough.
Are those springs?
ast one contact point for evry switchI agree with @ErnieM
Are you sure there are two contacts? Perhaps one or two soldered joints are mechanical for the spring.
However, even if there are, one can get a pushbutton with matching multiple contacts. Like this one (look through the datasheet) which is a SPDT pushbutton.
http://sensing.honeywell.com/index.php?ci_id=142077
ic control work with capacity not on- off switchThose are capacitive sensor switches. The springs hold them securely to the back of the control panel without having to worry about precise alignment and fasteners.
I believe, but could be wrong, that you could replace them with pushbuttons as #12 showed. That's exactly what I did with my kitchen stove after the touchpad switches failed. Those were resistance pads. I simply drilled a hole in each switch pad on the control panel, installed a pushbutton, and routed wires to the control board, replacing the ribbon cable that had also failed.
yes cmartnezYes, they are capacitive sensor switches, I recognize them because I worked with them a few years ago. I'm almost sure they cannot be replaced with normal circuit-closing push buttons, since each spring acts as a sensing element NOT based on open or closed circuit logic.