Do you know how hard it is for a seal to grip a rotary switch. They can be trained to do a lot of things but their flippers just don't have much grip on small knobs.Sealed switches, certainly, but not a sealed slide switch.
Did you even read the note about the manufacturers reason for it.?I am not sure that there even is such a thing as a sealed slide switch. Sealed switches, certainly, but not a sealed slide switch. The main reason for selecting a slide switch is that they are cheap. Cheap and sealed do not go together.
I am very much aware that slide switches and pots need to be sealed against assembly contamination. That is totally different from being sealed against dirt ingress during use. Solder flux and cleaning and those production hazards are totally different from the problems of dirty operation environments. THAT type of sealing is what I was referencing, and what the TS was asking about.Did you even read the note about the manufacturers reason for it.?
Max.
Asked and answered.Does the sealing on a sealed slide switch has to be removed before sliding the switch, or is it supposed to be slided while sealed?