Hey Paul,
Did you ever look into the type of switches used for guitar pickups?
They give a nice "klunk" when switched. Of course they are quite a bit more
xpensive, but also near industructible.
just an Idea.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Schreiber <
synth1@...>
To: MOTM listserv <
motm@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 9:30 PM
Subject: [motm] New MOTM switches found
>From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
>
>I have decided that after a new member recently joined the
>"Rip the Switches" society, it was time for a change.
>
>So, I am going to see if Mouser will take back $400 worth of switches
>tomorrow.
>
>The new candidate is from NKK Switches. Allied sells them but I don't like
>their prices!
>But, I did get two of them and did the MOTM/ISO-9009 "Larry the Mad
Torquer"
>test.
>
>I am happy to report that these puppies hold up extremely well >>>>IF<<<<<
>you follow
>my directions: these have a longer threaded bushing ∗on purpose∗. You put
>the first hex nut
>on the bushing ∗but NOT touching the base of the switch∗!! In other words,
>unlike the panel pots
>where we thread the nut until it is touching the body of the pot, we want
>the nut about 3 turns
>OFF the base of the switch. The bushing is long enough to then add a
>lockwasher, pass it thru the hole
>(thankfully uses the exact same hole!!) and the apply aforementioned
>MOTM/ISO 9009 test.
>
>Free VCO kit to the person who correct analyzes the aforementioned
paragraph
>on why it is done
>this way. OK, no free VCO kit but satisfaction in engineering
>problem-solving.
>
>Also, since TANSTAAFL, the new NKK switches are TWICE as expensive as the
>Mouser ones.
>But, they do have the same handle style. I will have to modify the
>instructions because they do not have the
>'1 2 3' indications as the Mouser ones did. Isn't synthesizer design
>glamourous??!?
>
>Paul S.
>has a big headache
>
>
>
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