Please put down a set for me as well. Jack ********************************************
On Monday, August 4, 2014 3:54:50 PM UTC-5, Don Caprio 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] <javascript:> > > -- 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.
