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'''Cam switches''' are used in many Tek instruments, particularly in [[7000-series plug-ins]], but also in [[TM500]] equipment and 400-series portable scopes.
'''Cam switches''' are used in many Tek instruments from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, particularly in [[7000-series plug-ins]], but also in [[TM500]] equipment and 400-series portable scopes.


The lobes on the rotary cam encode the lookup table of which contacts should be open or closed in each rotational position of the shaft,
The lobes on the rotary cam encode the lookup table of which contacts should be open or closed in each rotational position of the shaft,