The buttons push down onto some PCB and make a "conductive rubber" ring, short the lead/copper traced below them. I think it's as shock proof as it can get.Patch wrote:Great work Tone Deft - you're making this easy for those of us with NO elecronics knowledge!
Does anyone know if the buttons are "bashable"? I mean, can you hit them with some force without damaging any part of the unit? I'm thinking LEDs/PCB here...
Maybe if your LED's inside the button stand too tall, once every while you Bashed on your button, you might push down the LED. This could break away that LED. I don't think they are serially connected, so that would mean lights-out for that button... and an easy fix. But to garner that much pressure, you must be playing like a gorilla.
Keep in mind, also, that this button matrix is not pressure sensitive as the MPCs ones. It's not geared towards velocity switching etc. It's binary ON or OFF, that's it.
Wait a second, I think there's a number I can quote for the button's pressure resistance, let me check: ....
sorry, could not find it at this time.
did find this, though:
They are manufactured, apparently, here:Monome Home wrote:molded translucent silicone button pad with conductive pill. the mechanical characteristic was certainly the most tricky aspect of the design. we wanted a light press with a definitive snap, keeping wobble to a minimum.
button face measures 0.75” x 0.75” with slight rounding
electrical contact is made when the conductive donut-shaped pill presses against the circuit board, which has an intertwined star pattern.
http://precisionpolymer.com/
To sum up: i don't own one yet ... but they seem definitely bashable to me ... if bashing is defined without the bannanas and the hanging vines...
-h
