Slide switch to momentary switch.

[d_stilgar]

Here it is. A big mind bender. I am trying to figure out how to do this. I have a slide switch that I will explain in a moment. I need to figure a way to wire it so that it acts like a momentary switch.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/d_stilgar/NES%20PC%202/switch.jpg

row 1 (1, 2, and 3) are not connected in any way to row 2 (4, 5, and 6).

In position 1, the switch connects 1 and 2, and 4 and 5. In position 2, the switch connects 2 and 3, and 5 and 6. I need a way to make this a momentary switch/button when I slide it from one side to the other. You can wire any of the six prongs to eachother as long as it turns on and then back off when going from position 1 to 2, and 2 to 1.

I'm not sure if this is possible, but if it is it is a good mind bender.

[crenn]

A rubber band pulling the toggle back to the original position? That's the first thing that came to my mind!

[d_stilgar]

Yeah. I've thought of just switching it on and then back off, but I'd rather do it another way if possible.

[Mach]

I am not an EE, heck I don't even play one on tv but I think you're talking about flip flop or one shot circuit.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/page9.htm or google monostable 555.

[d_stilgar]

Hmm, that's confusing. I've done circuit board designing too. I think I'm just gonna mod a momentary switch to look like a slide switch.

[AKA_RA]

im pretty sure ive seen a momentary switch that was a slide style switch. unfortunately i dont know where. i dont think they had momentary in mind when they designed the slide switchs. lol. im sure it would basically just be the same thing with a small spring inside it though. maybe you could mod a spring into the switch you have, it may end up being bigger than it is now, but its worth considering i think.

[xmastree]

Use a make before break switch and connect to 1&3 or 4&6. Since it's make before break, part way through its travel 1,2,3 are all connected together, as are 4,5,6.

These guys:
http://www.dnagroup.com/slide-switches.htm
seem to offer make before break, so they do exist.

[AKA_RA]

does it have to be that exact slide switch design, or can it be one with 3 positons, in which case you could wire it so that when it was centered it would complete the circuit. that way you could just flip it from one side to the other and it would act as a momentary switch. then again, i dont even know if they make slides switches like that, i dont see why they wouldnt. i also remembered, for some odd reason, that the american version of the SNES used a sliding reset button, maybe it was a a sliding momentary switch, maybe it was just springs on a piece of plastic making it seem that way. i cant seem to find pics and i dont own an SNES. then again, i dont know if either of those ideas do you any good, im not quite sure what youre trying to do with this switch, if its the style you want or if its that exact switch you have to use for some reason.

[d_stilgar]

I mostly want the look of a slide switch since it is what was on the back of an NES. I am moving the DVD drive button to be where the CH3 - CH4 switch used to be in the case since my DVD drive a way too stealth Zelda cart. Drive buttons are momentary, so in switching from one position to the other it needs to go on and off again.

Thanks xmastree. I'm pretty sure that is what I'm looking for, although I'm not positive yet.

[AKA_RA]

wow, so youre basically just going all out when it comes to small details. im impressed. it seems like youe best bet is either do what you suggested and flip at on and then right back off again, or maybe you could wire the reset button to open your drive. i mean, really, how often do you use the reset button on your pc anyways? plus it would be easier to reach.

[d_stilgar]

I actually use the reset often cuz I'm reckles with my information and get frustrated.