Z59 clickie and Multi-Mode Drop-ins

[kosPap]

hi all! I am asking thsis for a benefit of a friend that is considering the use of a Multi-Mode Drop-in in his SF & Z59

Now, I know some forward clickies have what one could call "Flash=off" where the current is interupted even so shortly duting the switch latching time...ergo the Multi-Mode Drop-in will read it as a mode change and mess with mode selection...

So, does Z59 has this "flash-off" ?

Thank you, kostas

BTW what is the proper expression for this phenomenon?

 

[Winx]

I have 3 Z59's and one skip modes.

 

[Dioni]

I have a Z59 and use it with no problems until now. I didn't know about this issue, however I have not used it for extended periods.

I'll make some test.

 

[kosPap]

thanks guys....

anxiously waiting for some more input, especially after winx's post

 

[syncytial]

Interesting question...

I like forward clickies - even in multi-mode lights, so I have a number of Z59s, as well as other forward clicky switches.

I've not noticed the described problem when using my Z59s, but I decided to do a little test...

I used a Fluke meter in the continuity test (beeeep!) function and repeatedly cycled a few switches. Even though it was difficult to see a definite visual drop-out when switching a light on, the continuity test quite consistently revealed a very brief loss of continuity through the Z59 when latching.

With the multi-level LED lights I tested, there was never an unintended output level change. Some driver circuits could be sensitive enough to momentary dropouts that they would switch levels, but I would consider that to be a design flaw in the driver. The real world is imperfect, and good design should accommodate that.

I also tested a McClicky switch, and there was no detectable dropout when latching the switch.

Although my test methodology was fairly crude, it was sufficiently sensitive to reveal a repeatable difference in behaviour between the two switch types.

I consider recent versions of the Z59 to be an acceptable compromise - yielding adequate reliability in non-critical situations and enhanced convenience in applications with low to moderate current draw. Higher currents will require more robust switch designs, whether a clicky style or a twisty.


- Syncytial.

 

[kosPap]

Syncytial

"you'a da bomb!"

thanks!

 

[Dioni]

Nice Syncytial!!! :thumbsup:

I did some little test using a multi-mode drop-in in low for a long time and no problem detected as well.