Looked at the switch gifs again and you're totally right. I was thinking everything was the opposite (even though I've opened switches before.)sanguisinvia wrote:
The switches have gold cross-point contacts, gold is non-magnetic. But for the sake of argument, and because they are only gold plated, we'll say that the inner material is magnetic. Even so, you would need a much stronger magnet if you wanted to even dream of deforming the metal contacts, especially if you look at how the magnetic force would be applied to the contacts themselves. (The contacts are separated by a piece of plastic which is attached to the stem of the switch (the plus piece that the key attaches to) In order for the magnet to trigger a connection between the contacts, it would need to be able to move that plastic piece downwards)Thnikk wrote:
The contacts inside the switch are magnetic so this could cause them to stick (though there's a decent distance between the keyswitches and the magnet if it was mounted to the bottom of the keypad,) and thicker desks.I never said that this was an end-all solution, only a possible solution for those who didn't want to use tape or glue on their desks. But I am interested in seeing your final solution for securing such a light object to the table. (If your going to go with tape, use painter's tape, as it is designed to not damage the surface to which it is applied)Thnikk wrote:
My ikea desk is almost an inch and a half thick, and since this is a variable for customers, I'd rather not rely on it since its effectiveness would be inconsistent.
I'm going to mess around with it a bit while waiting for parts for the next batch (when this one sells out, 7/9 sold.) I want to try these out and I guess I'll add painter's tape to the list, too!