uk supplyer for joysticks and buttons

[style_riser]

anyone know good cheap supplyer in uk for some 2 way joystick pot's for my controller im soon to build. Thanks... :)

Also lookin for cheap miniture buttons with led's? for under £2 each?

[style_riser]

I found great price for joysticks in uk for only £5.74 each or £53.30 for 10! It's part no: 252a103b60na-nd  at uk.digikey.com

Im also lookin for 128 miniture buttons with led's, must be cheap!! :)

[Sasha]

As I can see in datasheet provided, joysticks are same ones I got from Sony Playstation joypad. I bought some on a fleamarket for les than 1 Euro. And you find 2 in one joypad. Recycle!

[Sasha]

Did I say they work very good! You can leave or remove centralisation spring from it. Buton can be usefull 2. There`s post somewhere on the forum about it.

[stryd_one]

Mental note: buy PS pads.

thanks Sasa!

[style_riser]

I like the idea of using ps pads, saves hunting down the little handles! And save few bucks towards my 128+ buttons.

[style_riser]

just pulled an old joypad apart, removed the centralizing spring from the joys, just need another 4 joypads!

i found a uk supplyer for some led buttons but there £3.75 each!

http://www.rjselectronics.com/cms/html/modules.php?set_albumName=album16&id=Fujisoku_LP_Range&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

Anyone know any cheaper and smaller? Thanks.

[dengel]

Note - I too pulled apart a PS2 joypad - The joysticks are made by ALPS, btw.

Note about removing the spring: on the bottom of the stick, you'll see 4 tny crimp feet. pull them back a tad, and remove the bottom white thing from the stick - that is the "spring", not the actual spring inside the stick.

Also, the hole diameter on the joypad is 22 mm.  You'll need to round off (or better, bevel) the hole on your panel so that there isn't a sharp edge to cut the plastic stick.

[stryd_one]

Or put a rubber grommet around it :)

[dengel]

not sure that would work - might be a bit grabby.

[stryd_one]

OK plastic then :)

[stryd_one]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/25-Black-Plastic-1-2-inch-HOLE-BUSHING-Heyco_W0QQitemZ7573742578QQcategoryZ42905QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

There ya go, something like that :) He has different sizes too....

[style_riser]

Found some cheap buttons with inbuild led's in uk from Maplins:http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=N09AR&DOY=9m6. Only £2 each or £130 for 100.

[stryd_one]

Q) Does the switch only illuminate when pushed? Or is it constantly illuminated? Or can it be configured as either? - D Willson

A) it is illuminated when in the 'on' position

That's no good :(