[sdiy] source for thumbwheel switches?

[Tim Parkhurst]

On 4/30/07, J P <jonathan_science at hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.datexusa.com/cnkthumbwheel.html
>
> >From the data sheets it looks like Unimax SF12 or SF52 would do the trick.
> SF12 being ten positions, one pole and sf 52 being 16 positions and one
> pole....
>
> I asked him like eight years ago and I could have sworn that the borgfotron
> was actually using analogue switching in there without relays or
> multiplexing or anything..
>

Oh, I could very easily be wrong on the BCD switch / mux theory. I
just haven't seen any thumbwheel type rotary switches. If small rotary
switches with a thumbwheel-type "display" are available at a
reasonable cost, that would be a MUCH easier way to do routing.


Tim (thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken) Servo
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