Hi Don. As for the colours, I have no preference. White ones are perfectly fine for me.
Waiting is also a non issue in my opinion: 12 weeks to get good components that last 20 years (hopefully) is better than having to replace the components every few months. IMHO. I'd also gladly pay in advance if you need it and to ship boards and switches separately. Fabio B. On Aug 4, 2014 10:54 PM, "Don Caprio" <[email protected]> wrote: > > First the good news. NKK is still selling the mini paddle switches I used > for the > FPMini board. Bad news is they only have 130 Red paddles and 30 > blue paddles. We can still order the switches however it will take 10-12 > week > lead time for order to be filled. The switches are not in high demand > (surprise). > Unlikely distributers will have stock. > > I received requests for 15 sets. I got a quote for 20 since there > may be stragglers or interest after the fact. Were not close to the > next price break so another 5 or 10 sets may not help. > > These NKK switches are super nice. High quality. My first board had > Chinese mini toggles and two went out in short order and had to be > replaced. You would think there's not much to go wrong with a switch > but I can assure you there is a big difference. > > Strain relief on these toggles is a must for long life. I've experimented > with a couple brackets and am close to a final design for my custom > case. > > Price quote for 20 sets: > > QTY PART-NO DESC PER UNIT > 160 M2012TNW03-EC, ON-NONE-ON RED $3.69 > 160 M2012TNW03-EG, ON-NONE-ON BLUE $3.69 > 30 M2018TNW03-EC, (ON)-OFF-(ON) RED $5.25 > 45 M2018TNW03-EG, (ON)-OFF-(ON) BLUE $5.25 > > $86 FOR A COMPLETE SET. > > > > Are there alternatives? Perhaps. I spent many hours searching for > alternatives. Please feel free to search and update the group if > you find a better source. > > There is an alternative for the 16 address switches, however they are > white in color. If you don't mind the color they are a good replacement. > there are available from Electronic Surplus and are only $1.50 each. 16 > address switches would be $24. A savings of $35. They list 412 in stock. > I purchased a couple sets. They come with screws nuts and spacers. > he spacers area bit odd since they are too short. > > > . > Ciao > > -- > Don [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
