>Greyhill make optical ones, Alps mechanical ones, that are sealed. A >mouse based one does work, but easily upset by dust and a lot of work >mechanically. I have good experience with Grayhill, I used their switches in one of my projects and they were very helpful - it would probably be worth contacting them (or Alps, or Knitter-Switch) and asking their advice. A hermetically sealed version as mentioned sounds like a good idea. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist