[sdiy] Push buttons with nice LITE action

[Andre Majorel]

On 2009-03-21 12:15 +0000, Seb Francis wrote:

> Yeah, I had considered tactile switches, but was looking for an
> easier way to panel mount that didn't involve mounting a PCB or
> piece of stripboard behind the panel. But I guess I might end up
> doing just that if necessary to get the 'perfect' push button. A
> lot of tactile switch caps do seem to be square, but since I'm
> likely going to get the panel made professionally this shouldn't
> be a problem.

If you're going for square holes and PCB-mount, RS sell Cherry
keyboard switches. Though the ones I remember had a thin shaft and
I don't know how that holds in time. Membrane PC keyboards have a
much wider shaft and yet the cheap ones jam after a few months.
It's all about the kind of plastic used, I suspect.

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André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>