I have a switch which specifes the minimum switching current is 10mA at 12VDC. Now my circuit switches 11mA at 5V.
Does the power need to match ie IxV 0.01 x 12 = 120mW or would the 11mA at 5v BE SUFFICIENT???
You say it is 10mA "minimum" switching current. But you treat it as "maximum".
I doubt that 10mA is the "maximum allowed" switching current - but it may be possible.
Best if you post a link to the datasheet.
Klaus
Added:
I assume the 10mA is the minimum current you should run through the contacts.
So 11mA is within specification.
This "minimum current" is also known as "wetting current". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetting_current.
This may be about contact cleanliness / aging, and a
non-ohmic low current I-V curve (many metal oxides
are funky semiconductors and of low quality when
grown in random nasty conditions).
Doesn't mean the switch won't work, now; maybe means
it will get noisy / crusty / resistive as it ages.