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Tactile membrane keypads are designed to provide physical, tactile feedback. The response is typically a “snap” or “click” when the switch is pressed. This is usually a function of a dome switch that is selected for the application. The size, force, and snap required to activate the switch can be customized to your specifications. A non-tactile membrane switch has no tactile response that indicates the button has been pressed. Instead, the response is typically indicated through lights, sound, or reading on the instrument display. With a non-tactile membrane switch, the bottom side of the overlay is connected to a conductive pad, or an upper circuit layer is printed with conductive traces. When the overlay is pressed down the conductive traces connect to the lower circuit layer, which sends a signal to a printed circuit board. Non-tactile membrane switches are more resilient than tactile membrane switches and they are completely sheltered from the outside environment. This allows them to be rated for three times as many activations as a tactile membrane switch.