alternatives to tactile switches

[oldschoolib]

after messing my build I decided to start again , and try building something with a chip in it. Got an idea few little bits and bobs and half a clue,,,,  I'll need some up n down buttons befor I start but want something diferent to the hana style tactiles what else can I look for ?

[Deleted]

Mirco switches are good and also cheap

[phatfil]

"momentary contact switch" will turn up a selection of buttons, add "panel mount" for buttons you want to mount in the box rather than on a pcb held in position. ebay will have a few thousand from plastic upto marine grade SS..

ebay list of options

[davetherayon]

vereybowring on vttv knocked up a mod with some home-made buttons. Thin copper sheeting cut into small squares, sandwiching double sided sticky tape with a circular hole cut out of the middle. About as Heath Robinson as it gets, but it worked. Looked a bit of a bugger to solder connections to though.

[decoy]

i want a mod that needs this
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-Ignition-Push-Button-Start-Starter-Switch-Panel-Track-Rally-Car-Boat-25A-/270999340455?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f18d1c5a7

[vereybowring]

May 27, 2015 19:43:03 GMT davetherayon said:

vereybowring on vttv knocked up a mod with some home-made buttons. Thin copper sheeting cut into small squares, sandwiching double sided sticky tape with a circular hole cut out of the middle. About as Heath Robinson as it gets, but it worked. Looked a bit of a bugger to solder connections to though.

Yeah Mark Jones the Modmaster (godresthim) and myself were about the only ones making those switches regularly, I even did a real time video of how to build one ages ago.

The one in my old VV mod I built is still working flawlessly after more than two years and it was used all day every day for more than a year.

[phtumshk]

I bought some cheap tactile switches off of ebay, a £ for 20 IIRC.
Thought they where great till I got the DNA chip all wired up and assembled in a box it was only then I found out every time I pressed the fire button it was locking the mod.
Thought it was a dodgy button so switched it for another as i had 20 of em, and same thing happened again.
Ended up putting a hana ball button on the fire and worked flawlessly.

[Deleted]

May 27, 2015 19:46:00 GMT decoy said:

i want a mod that needs this
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-Ignition-Push-Button-Start-Starter-Switch-Panel-Track-Rally-Car-Boat-25A-/270999340455?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f18d1c5a7

And one of these when you want to work on it .

[decoy]

May 29, 2015 15:25:07 GMT @scooby said:

May 27, 2015 19:46:00 GMT decoy said:

i want a mod that needs this
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-Ignition-Push-Button-Start-Starter-Switch-Panel-Track-Rally-Car-Boat-25A-/270999340455?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f18d1c5a7

And one of these when you want to work on it .

safety 1st you know

[phatfil]

add a battery with a decent charge too 140ah www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/120748383119?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&rlsatarget=&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108

then work out how to make it pocket sized and you will have a winner

[decoy]

May 29, 2015 18:10:36 GMT phatfil said:

add a battery with a decent charge too 140ah www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/120748383119?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&rlsatarget=&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108

then work out how to make it pocket sized and you will have a winner

was thinking more along these lines

www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-06/pocket-particle-accelerators-could-bring-safer-nuclear-power-neighborhoods