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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As far as the + sign switch - sounds like
a digital joystick (analog uses pots, but digital uses switches). Maybe some of
the really small joystick type switches meant for use in laptops might work. Digi
Key or Mouser carries something like this.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As far as the spring loaded pot /
pushbutton – sounds neat but I’ve never seen anything like that.
Maybe some custom hardware attached to a slide pot? </span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Peng
[mailto:peng3002@yahoo.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 13, 2004 3:57
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [sdiy] Do these things exist
? ( switch and pots )</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I was fantasizing about the Analog Solutions Phoenix last night. It has
this articulation button that puts out 0-10V depending on how far down it's
pressed. I'm wondering if there's such a thing as a spring loaded potentiometer
that works by pushing in and out ? If so, what's it called so I can
search it out ?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> I'm pretty sure this next thing doesn't exist but it's an
interesting idea so here goes:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Imagine a SPDT on/off/on toggle switch mounted so the switch
flips up/center/down. But when you get to the center position you could
fip left to right. Like two seperate but interdependent switches. From the rear
of the panel it would look like a + sign. Could be cool for matrix switch banks
or who knows what.</span></font></p>
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