grif Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 does anyone know where I could find keyboard style switches that have led's built in?these can be seen on older keyboards on the numlock or pause keyideally I'm looking for switches/leds/keycaps that look like the roland 909Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 rswww.com do these:any of the four colours in round or square. 27p each.http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?Nr=avl%3auk&N=4294763100&callingPage=/jsp/browse/browse.jsp&Ntt=illuminated&Ntk=I18NAll&D=illuminated&obs=sObs&BV_SessionID=@@@@1883335768.1158945450@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccaddilklmjjgcefeceefdffhdgmo.0&cacheID=uknetscape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Rabbit Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 http://www.xkeys.com/pigraphics/graccessories/xka001117200.jpgGreets, Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 any of the four colours in round or square. 27p each.I think that might be just for the cap? I cant find them though, cause the stupid rs website puts a cookie on your machine and your link refers to the cookie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocommander Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 just delete the &sessionID=... from the linkhttp://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?Nr=avl%3auk&N=4294763100&callingPage=/jsp/browse/browse.jsp&Ntt=illuminated&Ntk=I18NAll&D=illuminated&obs=sObscheers,Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Heh, I tried to copy my own session ID in but it didnt work, thx for the tip mate :)Looks like I might be right about the switch though, the .27 is the cap, the 3.27 is the switch+LED. Bummer.I'm switch shopping at the moment myself, so this thread is interesting to me... I finally found my perfect knobs, but gee they're expensive! Building front panels costs a bomb, but I had to search for the right knobs for like 3 months and I've been gathering quotes for the knobs for a month now, and I've just started looking for switches.... The time it takes is almost worse than the money it costs!Kinda-sorta off-topic, but... Momentary toggle switches... Are these OK for midibox use? I seem to remember using toggle switches in school which were spring-loaded (as in, they were always 'up', and then you flicked and when they were 'down' they were on, and when you let go, they would jump back up, and be off) I thought these would make a nice alternative to tacts or pushbuttons, so I can just 'flick' the switch instead of pushing it in... But I don't know if they'll work? I don;t see any reason why they wouldn't work, but I'm not good with component level hardware ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 yeah, you're right stryd, they are just the caps, sorry everyone. bloody site, i wish they'd label everything properly. i could have ordered loads of those. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 stryd: "momentary" just means they don't stay in position... so it doesn't matter if it's push-button, toggle, tactile, whatever... so long as it's normally OPEN and momentarily CLOSED, otherwise you'll need to do a customization of the DIN module or invert it in firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Thanks Wilba. Yeh I was looking at the mechanics of the springloaded toggles and wondered if maybe they might need stronger debouncing or something due to the way they make/break contact (not so 'clean' as a tact or pushbutton).... I think I might be the first one to find out ;)Just for the reference of others, I was also concerned that there might be different types of toggles, one which was electronically and physically momentary (as in, it's spring-loaded, so it's physically OFF when it's electronically OFF) and one that's electronically momentary but physically polar (as in, you would flip the switch ON, then you'd have to turn the switch OFF before being able to turn it back ON again)... I've only seen a very small number of the latter, they're all for specialised applications (like, B1 Bomber) and are exceptionally expensive ($20-60+ each)....So don't worry, you won't get the wrong kind of "momentary" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grif Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 I found keyboard switches cheap and bought 150 or so...problem is now I can't find key caps for themI'm going to try to figure out if I can mount a lednear the upper edge of them and maybe useclear key caps if I can find themYou're right about the time spent searching for parts being worse than the moneyI'm seriously considering taking a key from a keyboard and making a dieso that I can injection mold my own ten at a timeHas anyone hear ever owned a 909?I love the way the keys are on itIt's almost identical to a keyboard with a little led window on each keyIf anyone owns one could you please photograph the switchso I can see if the LED is integrated into the switchIf all of this still proves to be a problem I guess I'll do it like the 707where the led is behind a little window/lens above the particular stepAdam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocommander Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Reichelt has these:http://www.reichelt.de/?ARTIKEL=DTL%202%20BLThe datasheet says, they're from http://www.ittcannon.comI think they should be common elsewhere, if you're not from Germany... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcer10 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 There is a guy who sells replacement keys for 909's on ebay from time to time who has ones with blue LED's in them. I will post you a message if I see them come up again.Good luck :} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbatterij Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 check out this site: http://www.sequentix.com/cirklon.htm these look very 909 like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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