[sdiy] footswitch switches?

[J. Larry Hendry]

Look at All Electronics PB-18.  This is a push on - push off SPDT.  I looked
all over for something similar when I found these. The button is actually
plastic.  That worried me.  But, I have two of these that have seen a lot of
stomp action and held up very well. The outlasted all the old DPDT all metal
switches that used to be commonplace.

The switch is called a Marquardt # 1843 in the All Electronics catalog.  I
probably have a couple laying around if you want to get just one and give it
your own stomp test before you buy quantity.

Larry H.



----- Original Message -----
From: MED <teenagewasteland at prodigy.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 4:16 PM
Subject: [sdiy] footswitch switches?


Anyone know a source for these? I looked through an old allied catalog
and i've browsed quite a few pages of mouser online (PDFs suck on slow
machines with ssmall monitors...) and couldn't find anything. I'd need a
few of them, like six or so. Basically they're heavy-duty switches that
are something like a centimeter in diameter. If they're dpdt that's
great but i'd manage with a spst as it is.

-MED