I'm in Canada too ... in Montreal more exactly ... do you know one surplus in here ? thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Graf" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 12:26 AM Subject: Re: [EE]: Making a keypad > > I was lloking to buy a keypad but found that they are pretty > > expensive, not less than 30-40$ and up ... So I was wondering, > > did any of you tried to make your own ? I know you only need 16 > > switch N.O. and hook then like the matrix in the keypad, but I > > was wondering if you guys had some ideas on how to make it look good ? > > I agree, keypads new are stupidly expensive, but on the surplus market > they are dirt cheap. Try one of the surplus stores in your area or if you > want an online source try http://www.bgmicro.com, I ordered a couple LCD > character modules from them and was very impressed by their service (since > I'm not in the US but in Canada). TTYL > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.