[sdiy] source for thumbwheel switches?

[Eric Brombaugh]

J P wrote:
> A man has a cool synthesizer called the Borgfotron...  some of you might 
> have heard of this? ;-)
> 
> He used some nifty thumbwheel pushbuttons on that synth.
> 
> I would like to employ something similar....  but all the pushbuttons I 
> can find are for digital systems...  I would prefer to use analogue 
> routing as I haven't the understanding of a digital system that would 
> function that way, nor do I want to try to figure that out...
> 
> Anybody know where those are sold?

Try Digi-Key:

http://www.digikey.com

Search for 'thumbwheel switch' and get > 200 choices, or type in part # 
CKN5029-ND for a good example of the C&K 3P series. They're ~$8/each 
though, and you'll probably want the matching end-caps and other 
mounting hardware which adds more expense.

Eric