A rotary switch comprising: a plurality of contacts; a knob having an axis of rotation and moveable to a plurality of angular positions, said knob comprising a sidewall having a lower end; a plurality of elongated members, each having a proximal end and a distal end, and extending in a longitudinal direction generally parallel to the axis of rotation of said knob; a plurality of conductive members, each moveable in the longitudinal direction, each conductive member corresponding to a set of said plurality of contacts wherein the distal end of each elongated member is adjacent to one of said plurality of conductive members; wherein angular movement of said knob translates to longitudinal displacement of said plurality of elongated members and said plurality of conductive members; wherein each of the plurality of conductive members comprises a resilient member which urges the corresponding conductive member away from the corresponding set of contacts; wherein the proximal end of each elongated member comprises a tapered end, a plurality of which sit against the lower end of the sidewall of said knob so that a plurality of elongated members cause a plurality of conductive members into contact with a plurality of contacts; wherein the lower end of the sidewall comprises a cavity at an angular position; wherein, when the knob is rotated to an angular position in which the cavity is angularly aligned with one elongated member of the plurality of elongated members, said one elongated member is longitudinally displaced toward the cavity while the conductive member associated with the longitudinally displaced elongated member is simultaneously urged out of contact with the associated contact by the corresponding resilient member, and the cooperation of the tapered end of the longitudinally displaced elongated member with the cavity causes haptic feedback indicative of position of said knob to the user. a plurality of contacts; a knob having an axis of rotation and moveable to a plurality of angular positions, said knob comprising a sidewall having a lower end; a plurality of elongated members, each having a proximal end and a distal end, and extending in a longitudinal direction generally parallel to the axis of rotation of said knob; a plurality of conductive members, each moveable in the longitudinal direction, each conductive member corresponding to a set of said plurality of contacts wherein the distal end of each elongated member is adjacent to one of said plurality of conductive members; wherein angular movement of said knob translates to longitudinal displacement of said plurality of elongated members and said plurality of conductive members; wherein each of the plurality of conductive members comprises a resilient member which urges the corresponding conductive member away from the corresponding set of contacts; wherein the proximal end of each elongated member comprises a tapered end, a plurality of which sit against the lower end of the sidewall of said knob so that a plurality of elongated members cause a plurality of conductive members into contact with a plurality of contacts; wherein the lower end of the sidewall comprises a cavity at an angular position; wherein, when the knob is rotated to an angular position in which the cavity is angularly aligned with one elongated member of the plurality of elongated members, said one elongated member is longitudinally displaced toward the cavity while the conductive member associated with the longitudinally displaced elongated member is simultaneously urged out of contact with the associated contact by the corresponding resilient member, and the cooperation of the tapered end of the longitudinally displaced elongated member with the cavity causes haptic feedback indicative of position of said knob to the user.