[sdiy] Connecting rotary switch to PCB?

[Byron G. Jacquot]

>Anyhow, to connect this to a PCB, I suppose I just solder a ribbon cable on 
>to the solder tabs, then make .1 holes in my PCB board and solder the other 
>end of the ribbon cable directly to the PCB board.  Is that correct?

You could also get a .1" pitch crimp on connector, to go on the end of the
ribbon cable, and a mating PCB header.  Makes attaching to the PCB a little
easier (less tedious stripping of the ribbon cable, for starters!), and
it'll come apart easily, if it ever needs to do so.

Byron Jacquot