All About Evan Designs Switches

This LED light kit is an example of a circuit. The switch controls the flow of electricity from the power source to the battery operated LED light. When the switch is off electricity does not flow and when it is on electricity flows.

As seen in the figure at left the switch is only attached to 1 of the 2 wires hooked to the battery. It can be located on either the Positive (Red) Wire, or Negative Wire.

We prefer to place the switch on the Positive Wire for all of our circuits.

Our most popular switch, available in black and white this switch is an easy choice to control Evan Designs battery powered LED lights. Simply push this auto locking switch once for On and push once more for Off. This is perhaps the smallest locking type switch available. It has a rating of 1 Amp at 24 Volts so It can be used to control up to 50 of our typical LEDs.

Our motion sensor can control between 1 and 30 model lights. The sensor (the white ball at the center of the switch) can detect motion up to 2 to 3 feet away. The sensor keeps the small LED lights on while there is motion. After motion ceases, the micro LED lights remain on for up to 15 seconds. This is a great way to have your hobby lighting projects illuminate when you walk past.

We have found this to be a great way for maximizing battery life as you will never forget to turn the lights off. The lights will always be On when you are nearby and Off when no one is around to see them.

A photo sensor works by detecting visible light waves. This means when the photo sensor is exposed to light, the “switch” will turn your project off. When it is dark, and there is no light stimulating your photo sensor, your mini led light kits will turn on. This is a great choice if you want your hobby lighting projects to illuminate only when it is dark out.

You can dim your model LED lights with 4 dimming settings from full brightness to dim. When you set your desired level and turn off the remote, it will remember the last setting when turned back on as long as the receiver is hooked to power.

A panel mount style toggle switch that can be used to turn your hobby LED Lights on and off with the flip of a lever. The base of this switch has screw threads to mount in a panel. The switch comes pre-wired with 8" of Kynar wire, and this switch can handle 1.5 Amps which is capable of controlling up to 75 of our brightest LEDs.

Panel mount switches can be mounted flush to your panel. The switch can be mounted in panels up to 0.3 inches thick. It has a thread diameter is 0.5 inches. The switch is rated for 3A. So this switch can easily control 1-150 super bright LED lights!

This switch looks the same as the panel mount switch, only this one lights up when in the on position and power is On, showing that the lights you have hooked to the switch are on.

Want a status light for other switches, take a look at the end of this article

The smallest switch we offer, great for hobby lighting projects in confined spaces. Rating 0. 5 amp at 25 Volts , this slide switch can control up to 25 small LED lights for models at a time.

The 3-Position Switch is nice way to control different aspects of your hobby model project. Called an SPDT switch, this switch has a single input and double output. You can use one switch to turn on two different sets of micro LED lights. Switching it left for one set of mini LED lights to the center position for off and right for the second set of tiny LED lights. The switch can handle 0.5 Amps at 50 volts and can control up to 25 bulb or chip LED lights.

Like the previous momentary switch but in reverse! This switch turns the small battery operated light Off instead of On when it is pressed. An example where this could be useful, is in a toy chest; when the chest is opened the micro LEDs will go on. These switches are also used in car doors and refrigerators when the door is opened the dome lights will go on. The pressure required to activate the switch is a force of about 5 oz or 140 grams.

We have two styles of touch sensors available at Evan Designs,

1. Disk Sensor
2. Wire Sensor

These switches are only available in 3-volts and can turn up to 90 bright LED lights On at the slight touch of a finger. The disk is 10mm in diameter and 2.5 mm thick. The wire type has a mini sensor located at the end of the wire, this is a discrete way to turn your lights on and off without the visible disk.

Our rocker switch is a panel mount switch with a bezel. You can see from a glance if the switch is in the On or Off state. Like all our switch it is pre-wired. This switch can control up to 250 LEDs

The last and final switch of the 14 switches sold at Evan Designs is the timer switch. This tiny 3-volt timer can run up to 10 of our battery powered LED lights and is only .6mm by .2mm big. The circuit in this timer is pre-wired to turn your hobby lights on for 6 hours and then off for 18 hours. The 6 hours will begin immediately when you connect your timer to power.

When adding several switches to a project you may want to know at a glance which switches are in the On position and which are in the Off position. Some switches like our lighted pushbutton you can see the status by looking at the switch. You can add your own LED next to any switch to view its status.