deskthority

Now that I have a pile of dirty old M8 switches to hand, I can see that the Hirose-style ones (only one of which is actually Hirose-branded) are all tactile.

This is the difference:
In the tactile version, the front face of the actuator is vertical, with a notch at the top that causes the slider to get a "kick" when the contact reaches it. The linear actuator on the other hand is angled.

The difference is surprisingly simple.

Note that this is only a rough drawing, made without actually taking apart a switch.

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: Note that this is only a rough drawing, made without actually taking apart a switch.

WE all want to see the Switch AUTOPSY here, with all the graphic details .

Remember, this is DT - the home for mechanical keyboard dismemberment and that includes ALL of their switches as well .

Elrick wrote: WE all want to see the Switch AUTOPSY here, with all the graphic details

That's not true; such effort always goes unnoticed.

Some of us like the switch autopsies, for sure.