# Momentary button **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [December 12, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button/12456 "2016-12-12T13:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button/12456/6 "2022-08-27T03:09:01Z")
Momentary buttons can be dangerous, and should never be relied upon. No matter how robust you've made the timing on the Scada side, there is always a chance due to some external reason that a release event doesn't arrive at the controller. The rate of your Tag Group may have made your issue more prevalent, but I seriously doubt that it was the root cause. See this thread for the reasons why. > [@Very Concerning Read/Write Issues. Important information for all users](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/very-concerning-read-write-issues-important-information-for-all-users/18583): > > Hello Ignition Members, Disclaimer - All of our senior designers/programmers are qualified for their jobs where I work. These problems are described as I see them, they may not be exactly what happened. Therefor they are to be used for troubleshooting the issue only. Thank you. We are in contact with some ignition developers and are desperately trying to fix this problem. This is a GLOBAL problem therefore it won’t be affecting just us. It may be affecting anyone who is using ignition well. Ti… > [@pturmel](#): > > The correct answer varies by situation, but always requires some heartbeat or validation or fallback on the PLC side. This is still the correct answer if a momentary button _must_ be used. Personally, I avoid them. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/momentary-button/12456)._