[sdiy] Am I crazy?

[Tim Ressel]

Oops. Futz-fingered the part number. 612-TL1105AF250. URL:
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=sGAEpiMZZMsgGjVA3toVBH6pi8g43ak9oS30wjpomVo%3d

Hat-tip to Ms. Merryfield for the catch.

--TimR


--- On Thu, 1/29/09, Tim Ressel <madhun2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Tim Ressel <madhun2001 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Am I crazy?
> To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 1:09 AM
> If you are crazy, then you're in the right place, said
> the man with the banana in his hat...
> 
> You should try out your idea. See how far you can take it. 
> 
> A notion I had a while back: take those little pushbutton
> switches (Mouser 612-TL1108AF250), they're $0.09 IN
> 100s, and make a matrix of them. Use cribbage pins in a
> board full of holes above the switches to actuate.
> 
> --TimR
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Michael Bechard
> <gothmagog at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Michael Bechard <gothmagog at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [sdiy] Am I crazy?
> > To: "Synth DIY"
> <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 9:54 PM
> > Trying (unsuccessfully) to get to sleep tonight, my
> thoughts
> > tumbling around my desire for a cheap, easy way to
> make a
> > synth patch matrix, I stumbled across this
> ridiculously
> > kindergarden idea. Please shoot this idea full of
> holes.
> > 
> > Materials: Foam-core board, conductive tape,
> thumbtacks
> > 
> > Directions: Place the tape in horizontal strips on one
> > side, vertical strips on the other, all over the
> board.
> > Horizontal strips are connected to inputs, verticals
> to
> > outputs. Press thumbtack through board at
> intersections to
> > make a connection.
> > 
> > Pros: Way cheap, way easy
> > Cons: Not very sturdy, thumbtacks would eventually
> wear
> > away tape
> > 
> > There appear to be a variety of conductive tapes on
> the
> > market. Would this work? Can you guys think of any
> > improvements?
> > 
> > Michael Bechard
> > 
> > 
> > 
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