phunk Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ok guys, bulk is taking place :w00t: . Official BULK Thread: WIKI Entry: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=albs_waldorf_knobs_2011_bulk_order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadstool Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Awesome work Phunk! :thumbsup: Yipee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyboard Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 For people who didn't know they existed, it looks like Bourns has LED backlit rotary encoders! The tri-colour version is PEL12T which is pretty cool. I believe these would work GREAT with the transparent knobs if they fit... Attached is a screenshot of the datasheet showing what they look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadstool Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Nice find! It looks like the PEL-12S are the ones without momentary switches (don't need them) but looking at the specification compared with these Alpha encoders from Mouser (confirmed working by others from ) shows that the footprint is quite a bit smaller than the Alpha encoders. This would probably mean that the legs/tabs would not fit the holes on the PCB? And where are the terminals for the LED? The other specifications pretty much match up though. I may be wrong - perhaps someone more knowledgeable about these things can confirm? Edited January 19, 2011 by toadstool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunk Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 They look pretty cool. The problem though is that they are very expensive and that they must be ordered in multiples of 200, since they are not on stock (mouser) Price is 3,71€ p.p + VAT = 4,41€ when ordering one package of 200. When ordering a bigger amount like 1000 price drops to 2,97 + VAT = 3,53€ which still is a lot. I doubt many people would spend that much on rotary encoders only, even though you need only 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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