How to fit a button too fat for the breadboard

[volga4]

Ok, so for a school project, i need to use a button to activate the motor, it works well on tinkercad and everything is fine, but irl, the button that my teacher gave me is to small to go in the middle of the bread board and it's too fat to use it in 1 part

I can't place them like this.

So i think i should place it at the edge of the breadboard
the system looks like this

but when i place it at the edge like this, i cant place the green (2) wire (and it dont work, instead of working only when i press the button, it's always active)

Any idea on how to fit the button ? (or how to cable all this)

[sterretje]

The small buttons that I have leave two rows open if placed as in your first image in the right top. Left (top) 4 buttons in below image

The big buttons that I have are placed over he divider as shown for the left button in the first image. Right (bottom) button in below image.

[PaulRB]

Can you rotate the button by 90 degrees and fit it into the breadboard?

Also, no need to use a resistor with the button, or connect it to 5V, if you can connect it to ground and use pinMode(pin, INPUT_PULLUP).

[BuilderBoyC3]

The big fat buttons go over where normal "small"buttons go, it's just that it would take up more space. As long as you're inserting it the right way round and it's over the trench in the breadboard, it should be fine

[LarryD]

• Show us good images of the switch.

[BuilderBoyC3]

[LarryD]

Share tips you have come across

Should I do this for ICs? Like making a breadboard arduino? I don’t have knives pliers will normal pliers work? Thanks! Edit: split this post of?

• Wide component leads should be turned at 90°.

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