Nice buttons for single-channel, bind, minute-minders etc
Posted: 29 Feb 2020, 21:00
I found these inexpensive but superb looking microswitch buttons on RS, similar to the ones Ron uses:
They are purchased as three separate items which fit together perfectly, the button cap sits nicely inside the dress nut and they look great. It has a nice audible and tactile 'click' and not excessive travel, a proper button-man's microswitch action. They need a 6mm hole but dont wiggle the drill
They have 'make' and 'break' contacts so are equally suitable for S/C on the DigiSpark encoders.
These are the three components:
RS 787-4805 Button cap
RS 787-4808 Dress nut
RS 734-6788 Microswitch push switch
These are prices for 5 of each component, so about £3 for each complete set - bargain
You dont need an RS account these days, they sell direct to anyone, my account gets me free delivery but any order over £20 is free delivery for anyone.
PS the Kraft Gold Medal 4 in the photos is a recent DigiSpark conversion awaiting one of the new Lemon RF modules!
On-off switches.
Simple little things but not to be skimped on and the cause of many a wayward model.
This is a high quality switch with silver contacts, not too expensive and rated at 12 amps AC.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/slide-switches/1759703/
Its double-pole so the contacts on one side can be bent over to touch the opposite side, soldered up for resilience. Maybe not for the smallest models, PP3 and 50p for size comparison:
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/slide-switches/1759703/
Cheers
Phil
They are purchased as three separate items which fit together perfectly, the button cap sits nicely inside the dress nut and they look great. It has a nice audible and tactile 'click' and not excessive travel, a proper button-man's microswitch action. They need a 6mm hole but dont wiggle the drill
They have 'make' and 'break' contacts so are equally suitable for S/C on the DigiSpark encoders.
These are the three components:
RS 787-4805 Button cap
RS 787-4808 Dress nut
RS 734-6788 Microswitch push switch
These are prices for 5 of each component, so about £3 for each complete set - bargain
You dont need an RS account these days, they sell direct to anyone, my account gets me free delivery but any order over £20 is free delivery for anyone.
PS the Kraft Gold Medal 4 in the photos is a recent DigiSpark conversion awaiting one of the new Lemon RF modules!
On-off switches.
Simple little things but not to be skimped on and the cause of many a wayward model.
This is a high quality switch with silver contacts, not too expensive and rated at 12 amps AC.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/slide-switches/1759703/
Its double-pole so the contacts on one side can be bent over to touch the opposite side, soldered up for resilience. Maybe not for the smallest models, PP3 and 50p for size comparison:
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/slide-switches/1759703/
Cheers
Phil