Talk:Electronic switch

Future Expansions
For this term, in-depth info about electronic switches and the different types should be expanded on. Fleshing out this term with newly added info will enhance the reader's understanding of the term. Adding a few historical facts about electronic switches could be beneficial to this page. Linking to other terms would provide a better understanding of terms related to electronic switches. Further discussion on electronic switch applications needs to be added. Providing both common and uncommon applications would be more relatable to any readers of this term. The "Switch" term is heavily discussed on other pages, possibly relating back to them would benefit this term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LawsonC1593 (talk • contribs) 02:53, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

"Electronic" specific meaning as "active"...maybe this article should just be merged into Switch and redirect to Switch
A lot of what this article describes are are not precisely "electronic" switches but rather just mechanical or plain old "electric" switches:

> Hand switches consist of many types such as toggle switches, pushbutton switches, selector switches, and joystick switches. Another form is a motion switch; these are typically called limit switches. ... Two of the most common limit switches are lever actuator switches and proximity switches.

The specific term electronics as described in that wiki article distinguishes it from just "electric" in that "electronics" use active devices:

> Electronics is a subfield of electrical engineering, but it differs from it in that it focuses on using active devices such as transistors, diodes, and integrated circuits to control and amplify the flow of electric current

So for instance a mosfet switch or transmission gate or multiplexer are "electronic switches", but all those mechanical switches described earlier are better to not be categorized as "electronic switch" but rather just belong in that regular Switch article. So I would suggest moving all of those "non-electronic" switches there. And then this "electronic switch" article could just be on switches with active devices. Or this article could be delete and merged into Switch and redirect there.

Or maybe there isn't really a strong distinction that an "electronic" thing have to have an active component. I guess regular people when they hear or say "electronic switch" often are referring to just electric switches without having active components. Or maybe because a mechanical switch controls electronic devices it can in a sense be called "electronic" because it is controlling electronics? But still for organizational purposes I think wikipedia should separate "electronic switches" into specifically referring to those with active elements. Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 20:10, 27 June 2023 (UTC)


 * well I deleted (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electronic_switch&oldid=1162243940) everything that wasn't specifically about "electronic" switches. Added source that distinguishes "electronic" switches as being "solid state" to distinguish from regular "mechanical switches". Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 21:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
 * and as a follow-up, I've moved most of what was in Switch into this article instead and tried to organize a bit with History section. So I guess my complaint is now resolved. Electronic Switch will focus on solid state/active/non-mechanical switches, and leave the regular Switch article to focus on passive/mechanical switches. Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 19:50, 28 June 2023 (UTC)