<div>Thought this might be of interest</div>
<div><a href="http://www.halted.com/ccp19574-photo-interupter-trw-opb3902-opb3902-16949w.htm">http://www.halted.com/ccp19574-photo-interupter-trw-opb3902-opb3902-16949w.htm</a></div>
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<div>These are TRW photo interrupters, and although you have to buy $40 worth at a pop, that gets you 265 pieces (working out to about 0.15 each). Sounds like a great deal for those wanting to experiment with replacing those darn mechanical keyboard contacts on Minis, Odys, etc. Could be a good candidate for a group buy (or bunch of group buys) where two or three people go together and get a bunch (even if three people go together, they each pay 13 bucks and get 88 parts). The only thing is, I can't find a data sheet, so I have no idea of performance, size, etc. Anybody got any ideas?
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<div>They're also selling these on eBay</div>
<div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/TRW-OPB3902-Photo-Interrupter_W0QQitemZ7527445014QQcategoryZ36332QQcmdZViewItem">http://cgi.ebay.com/TRW-OPB3902-Photo-Interrupter_W0QQitemZ7527445014QQcategoryZ36332QQcmdZViewItem</a></div>
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<div>Tim (darn mechanical contacts) Servo<br>-- <br>"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein </div>