Homebrew PCBs

On Tuesday 31 August 2004 09:55 am, cybermace5 wrote:
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Roy J. Tellason"
>
> <rtellason@b...> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 31 August 2004 05:28 am, ballendo wrote:
> > > Another option is the 0-9 thumbwheel switches. I see these in ALL the
> > > surplus places these days, and they ARE a rotary switch, just a 90
> > > degree orientation change. Most are stack-able, so the 2x10 need is
> > > easily met...
> > >
> > > They are available both with 11 pins, and more commonly with 4/5 pins
> > > giving BCD output--which would work with your suggested parts.
> >
> > I have some of these,  and have yet to come up with something I want
> > to use them in...
>
> Handy for setting a device ID. Good when you have several devices on a
> bus, or wireless, that you want to identify.

Yeah,  but that's a lot of bulk and panel space (and rectangular holes needed 
which I can't cut just yet :-) for something you'd set once and forget about, 
which is why those functions normally seem to use jumper blocks...