In the description is says " Momentary Only" does this mean you have to keep the switch depressed for it to be on?
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Yes, the only option on this one is "push button to activate" so as soon as you take your thumb/finger off, it goes off. I have mine mounted on the left side of my M4 and activate it with my left thumb.To echo Jarrod, I am happy with the light too, it's bright, handy and ruggedly built. Went on the rail with no issues. I will probably get another one in the future.
347200
Yes, unfortunately it only stays on as long as you are continuously pressing the switch. However, I am overall satisfied with the light
347201
Yes, you do have to hold the switch down the entire time you want it to be on. They make a version that has constant on as well, just read the descriptions well or you will be returning it like I did once I found out you have to keep the switch pressed to have light...
1621199
It is working the way it is supposed to. If you want the light to stay on when you press the switch, use the button, not the pressure pad. The pressure pad is supposed to be momentary. With the button you will get more modes: bright, slightly dimmer and strobe, off. The pressure switch only gives you bright and off and only lights while the pressure pad has pressure on it.
1040462
Hello Barbara,This plugs in and does need to have the switch continually held. That said I'm fairly happy with it and as I'm unlikely to know ahead of time when I need it prefer to not worry about the battery being dead.
54011
I'm not sure what a momentary switch is. It's got 2 "on" positions so you can wire it to something like a bilge pump that has an "auto" and "on" capability. That's how I used it and it works great.
1995025
It is pressed on and in my case very tightly pressed on. I tried to be careful removing it but still broke the switch. I returned it for a refund.
1239434
The little switch near the center has two positions: "ON" and "TIMER". If you put the switch to the "on" position it stays on all of the time. If you put the switch to the "timer" position it will turn on and off at the set times. Hope this helps.
1817851
I have assumed that pushed in is the "on" mode but have not proven that with any testing. My assumption was based on the way the other switches work on the device where the "in" position makes that circuit active.
1943709
You don't want the activator switch for a push start. You would want the momentary. Activator switches are pressed for on and then pressed again for off. They stay in the on or off position until pressed again. Momentary switches are only active while depressed. Like turning the key to start the car then releasing once started.
1856731
it turns all the way down but there is no 'click'. That would indicate there is another switch involved. More parts mean more problems.
1134557
No! It is not momentary! Its a normal on off switch that is on the floor and is activated by your foot. Works well at my home.
143638
There is no way to keep the switch on unless you rigged it with tape. The way it works is that you press the button and hold it down to keep the electric current on and then when you release the pressure, it automatically turns off. It's a built in safety precaution so nobody gets zapped accidentally.
1792560
This is NOT a momentary switch. Therefore, when you actuate it to off it stays there, when you actuate it to on, it stays there. With two "on" positions I use it as a reversing switch for a stepping motor. Then I can run it forward or reverse or off.
1380526
It is a switch that stays on until you switch it off. You do not have to hold it down continuously. That would be really annoying!
1889686
Soft touch on the switch cycles through the modes. Full push turns it on and off.
315034
You just need to push the button a little to change modes. You do not have to "click" the switch. It will not cause wear on the switch.
1523835
The tail cap switch may be pushed for momentary on. The tail cap must be screwed completly down for continuos on.
1294345
No. There's only one switch and it works as a toggle from one mode to another.