You know...there is the possibility that Happ can sell you just that
sub-assembly.... also, it looks like a mechanical guide that allows the
actuator to activate 1 of 4 microswitches....
  seems like you could do something similar by fixing four switches inside
a box, and using some springs in a plastic film can with a cross cut into
the bottom/top..hmmm I wonder if you could make one inside a small plastic
easter egg..

M.




At 02:46 PM 6/27/02 -0700, you wrote:
> > You could look at the following link, and kinda go from there. In the
> > arcade field, these are known as 4-way thumbswitches.
> >
> > http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/95025100x.html
> >
> > They sell the whole sticks but offer exploded views.
>
>Well, it was a good lead, and I found almost right away something that
>looked almost exactly like what I was thinking of, the problem being that I
>couldn't see any real part numbers for another supplier in there.  The one
>lead is to email Atari and ask them if they can tell me where to look.
>
> > Good hunting and let us know if you find them...
>
>Now, Grayhill does sell something pretty close, they call it a 4PST, which
>is where I go that term.  They have 3 seperate models, all part of the 04
>series.  The problem is that they're rated for:
>
>Make and break 250mA at 115VAC or 125mA at 225VAC
>
>Now, I think that that might be a problem, considering that there won't be
>enough arcing to properly clean the contacts after each operation.  No, I'm
>not kidding, the buses in my region actually had this problem when they
>first switched to PLC controls.  They were using their old stock of 48VDC
>relays on low voltage, low current circuits, read the inputs to PLCs, and
>over time the buses would stop functioning, and they eventually tracked the
>problem back to the contacts (relays or switches) that were on the low
>voltage lines, and discovered that they had to replace them with proper low
>voltage relays and switches.
>
>I'll keep everyon posted if I do find something better.  I wonder if optics
>are the way to go on this one...
>
>--Brendan
>
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