[sdiy] are Mouser toggle switches really that good?!

[David G Dixon]

I really like the Taiway switches that Small Bear Electronics
(www.smallbearelec.com) carries.  They have potted terminals, so they don't
get soft when soldered.  They feel good -- not too stiff, not too loose --
and I've never had an issue with one.  Plus, the price is right.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl 
> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Bob K
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:14 PM
> To: synthdiy diy
> Subject: [sdiy] are Mouser toggle switches really that good?!
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> So I just went browsing around to look at some simple SPDT 
> toggle switches.
> 
> Went to my first choice, Jameco, and saw they had bunch from 
> $1.30 to $1.50
> 
> THEN I browsed over to Mouser to see what they had.
> 
> After sifting through the drop-down filters (which is a great 
> idea to include on their website) I found what I was looking 
> for.  SPST switches from $2.16 to $5.00.
> 
> This doesn't seem like an obscene difference in the amount of 
> money spent on each switch so I'm wondering if Mouser 
> switches really are better than say, Jameco?
> 
> Better metals, contacts, stainless steel yahoo-ma-flubbers?
> 
> There's gotta be a metallurgist somewhere around here...
> 
> Still, the Mouser stuff sure looks pretty.
> 
> Thanks.  :)
> 
> -Bob
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