swapping a latch footswitch for a momentary

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

hey got another dumb question.

so i got these DPDT momentary switches. trying to figure out which lugs are connected when the switch is not pressed and when it is pressed.
i hooked up my DMM, connected the common black lead to the middle lug on the switch.
and connected the red lead to the top or bottom lug.
i have the DMM set to the resistance setting.

when i connect the red lead to the top, the DMM displays 1. when i connect it to the bottom lug the DMM displays 0.
i'm just a lil confused if 1 means the circuit is connected there or if 0 does?

thanks

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

i think my lil box works!! now i just gotta figure out how to not eff up drilling the holes in the enclosure.

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[Achtane]

Ya just need something to use as a punch.
And then the Unibit is love.

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

yea i got one of those. my biggest worry was that it wouldn't fit or i would drill the holes wrong.

which….is basically what just happened. fuckkkkk!

[KaosCill8r]

yea i got one of those. my biggest worry was that it wouldn't fit or i would drill the holes wrong.

which….is basically what just happened. fuckkkkk!

Measure twice, drill once.

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

yea i'm an idiot. i like to learn the hard way sometimes.

[Achtane]

You could throw it in an old lunchbox.
Or literally anything shielded on the inside and sturdy enough to get stepped on.

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

yea! i found this lying around my house. it was a passive summer that i never used, so i ripped out the guts and put my lil guy in there and threw on some stickers.

i also bought twice the parts including the enclosure that i bunked just in case but it was real tight in there, i think i have to rethink the layout orientations. vertical might be where its at.

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