===== Mitsumi KAM Half Action =====

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|  **Mitsumi KAM Half Action**  ||
| {{:switch:mitsumi_kam_white_slider_yellow_top_yellow_bottom_half_action.jpg?320|A single desoldered Mitsumi KAM Half Action switch}} ||
| **Manufacturer** | [[switch:oem-mitsumi|Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.]] |
| **Family** | [[switch:mitsumi_kam_series|Mitsumi KAM series]] |
| **Switch Type** | [[:terminology:linear_switch|Linear]] |
| **Sense method** | Metal contact |
| **Mount** | Plate mount |

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**Mitsumi KAM Half Action** is is a  [[:terminology:linear_switch|linear]] switch in the [[switch:mitsumi_kam_series|Mitsumi KAM]] Series.
==== Characteristics ====
The switch is composed of 6 parts, a top and bottom housing, a slider, a return spring, a secondary spring, and a secondary contact module. The slider is typically white, and the top and bottom housings are both yellow. 

Like [[switch:mitsumi_kam_light_weight|Light Weight Mitsumi KAM]] and [[switch:mitsumi_kam_light_weight_dummy|Light Weight Mitsumi KAM Dummy]], KAM Half Action uses a lighter return spring than standard [[switch:mitsumi_kam|KAM]].

Like [[:switch:mitsumi_kam_double_action|KAM Double Action]], KAM Half Action has two stages. However, unlike KAM Double Action, KAM Half Action does not actuate during the first stage and only actuates during the second stage as it lacks a standard contact module. This is to prevent the key this sort of switch is used on from being accidentally pressed.((difficult actuation prevents typewriter from printing from a printer unnecessarily))

{{tag>wip switch:oem-mitsumi switch:type-double-action switch:type-linear switch:sense-contact switch:family-kam}}