Archive for September, 2010

What’s the dead key of metal dome?

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

In our industry, I think you can hear “Dead key of metal dome“, but what does this mean, do you know?

Dead key of metal dome is that when you press the metal dome to contact PCB board, the metal dome can’t rebound to original state. Generally speaking is that you press down but can’t rebound back. This is for metal dome as a switch function is deathful.

Dead key of metal dome is happened mainly due to too high travel in designing, when the travel is too high, it is easy to be caused the phenomenon of death key. Also, there may be reaching its expected life, reduce the rebound force, then happen dead key phenomenon.

Our company to produce the metal dome without the dead key phenomenon, especially our four-leg metal dome, we can ensure its high quality and low price products to catch marketing.

How to peel off the dome array?

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Normally, when we make the finished dome array, then how to peel off the dome array from the sheet rightly?

The right way is to use the forceps or other tooling to peel off the dome array from the protective film, please don’t use the hand. If you use hand to peel off, you will stain the adhesive on the behind of dome array, then it won’t stick on the printed circuit boards firmly. Please aslo make sure the circuit boards no stain,dust,dirt.

Please see below picture:
Peel off dome arrayby tooling
I think you know the important to peel off the dome array by tooling, please follow up with our required.

Related posts:
1. The assembling instruction of dome array;
2. How can assemble dome array on PCB firmly?
3. Laser cutting to make dome array;
4. The structure of dome array.

Snap dome with hole

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Do you need the snap dome with hole? Now, we also can provide the snap dome with center hole. such as our four-leg snap dome, 8.4mm,10mm,12mm three items.

Please see the below picture:
Snap dome with hole    One Key snap dome array
Why is there required a hole in the center of snap domes? Because some designs need the LED lights to be illuminated through hole to the keypad surface. This is the very best solution for the LED lights.

Maybe you will find another problem if you need the snap dome with hole, what problem? This is how can you sold the snap domes on your circuit board? No problem, we have solution for this problem. We can make the snap dome with the adhesive sheet, we call it one key metal dome array. You can peel it off and then stick it on your circuit boards.

Are you full clear? If not, please contact us for these items specifications.

what conjointed snap domes?

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Recently received inquires about the conjointed snap domes or conjointed metal domes? what conjointed snap domes? In fact, it is called not the same as everyone, conjointed snap domes what we call metal dome array, dome sheet. Normally as a switch for PCB circuit board used.

Conjointed snap dome use the tape to connect more snap domes together, as long as you give me the product drawings, we can produced entirely consistent with your design according to your drawings. This is using the two-layer structure, the top layer of Mylar, the following is the spacer.

If you need conjointed snap domes, then, please feel free to contact us, we are professional manufacturer from china.