About switches

[albanyaka51]

Hello,

I'm a DIY beginner and I plan to make a midibox SID with the complete control surface (step C).

So far I think I understand pretty well the construction process but I have a (probably silly) question : what kind of switches should I use for the control surface ?

 

Thanks.

Alban

[nILS]

Welcome aboard albanyaka51  :flowers:

 

You want momentary closing switches. What kind you use is entirely up to you. Typically "tactile switches" are used as they're easily available and way cheaper than nice push buttons.

[TK.]

Hi Alban,

 

if you are planning to order the components from Reichelt, this button would be the best choice:

http://www.reichelt.de/Kurzhubtaster/TASTER-3301B/3/index.html?;ACTION=3;LA=446;ARTICLE=27893;GROUPID=3278;artnr=TASTER+3301B

 

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[albanyaka51]

Thank you very much for your quick answers !

Actually I missed the mounting scematics of the buttons (at http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp/mbhp_dinx4_32buttons.pdf) and it's now very clear for me :smile:

 

I may have other stupid questions like this before ordering all the stuff. Should I edit this post ?

[nILS]

It's your thread, feel free to ask another question here ;-)