Six points of metal domes with poor or no conduction reasons and solutions

March 31st, 2014

If there is metal dome with poor conduction, or no conduction, then we have to analyze, mainly in the following six reasons and and solutions:

(1). Metal domes contact side with dirty;
Solution: clearn the dirty, or replace the metal dome.

(2). The gap is too small to affect the key when pressed;
Solution: According to the size and height to design product.

(3). Metal dome shape doesn’t match the shape of the board PADs;
Solution: we can send you the pcb pad design for the metal domes, you can have a check and re-design.

(4). Double metal domes ;
Solution: exclude double metal domes.

(5).PCB board Goldfinger is oxidated;
Solution: Check the circuit board, and replace.

(6). Metal domes can’t press down as the EMI metal dome array  “ear”;
Solution: Change the metal dome “ears” position or increase the height of the metal dome.

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Metal dome PCB pad design

March 17th, 2014

As you know, metal domes are generally used in PCB printed circuit board, how do we design the PAD of pcb is very improtant for us? Please check the below details.

For different shape of metal dome, PCB pad design is not the same; For the different layers of the PCB, it is also not the same. Look at the following picture which is several types of metal dome pcb pad design:

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What’s the “MDA”?

January 29th, 2014

What’s the “MDA”?  “MDA” is the abbreviate of the “metal dome array“.

MDA(Metal dome array) is sheet that spacer attached under the mylar carries metal domes.The MDAs are widely use in all kinds of tactile switches, include mobile, digital camera, MP3, MP4, electronic dictionary, microwave oven, GPS system, Medical equipments, etc.

CMD Manufacture is a leading manufacturer specialize in making MDA(metal dome array or dome sheet) which locates on China Mainland. If you have inquiry of this, please do feel free to contact with us.

Can metal dome array afford high temperature oven?

January 2nd, 2014

Can metal dome array afford high temperature oven? Answer is no.

Why do some customers have this requirement? That is because they need to assemble metal dome array(dome sheet) before welding, it would need afford over a high-temperature(over 200 degrees). However, the maximum temperature of the metal dome array material can afford is 125 degrees. So the material will to be melt after high-temperature oven, it is certainly not acceptable.

If you have must have this required, we can change to use one material which can afford high-temperature. However, the difficulty and cost of this kind material is getting much higher than normal one. We recommend our customers to assemble dome array(dome sheet) after welding, this is a very reasonable and convenient.

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