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Help with part selection?

post #1 of 7
6/11/03 at 4:26am
Thread Starter 
Hello again

I'm having trouble finding a 4P3T Rotary switch (for crosfeed) on the Digikey and Mouser websites. I'm probably looking right at it but don't understand the terminology in the catalog...

These are the 2 most promising candidates that I was able to find...

451-1030-ND
451-1034-ND

I'm also having trouble finding hookup wire online. I found one spool of teflon stranded but it was 100 ft!

A5855B-100-ND

Thanks again for your help!

--ROK3
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post #2 of 7
6/11/03 at 7:58am
Those Electroswitches would
certainly work.

They are 4 pole, three throw.
They will come with a pin
that makes the switch either a 2 throw
or a 3 throw, depending on the placement of the pin; hence "2-3" active
positions
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post #3 of 7
6/11/03 at 8:19am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the help Arzela!

Will both of these sound ok in the amp?

How about sealed vs unsealed? What does that mean?

--ROK3
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post #4 of 7
6/11/03 at 8:23am
Quote:
Will both of these sound ok in the amp?
I don't see why they wouldn't sound
good. One switch is
sealed (the actual switch is encased
in a plastic body with the switch contacts
sticking out), and the other isn't
(all the switch components are exposed). I'd
go with the sealed switch, since it
would be less likely to become dirty;
and hence bad sounding.

(On the other hand, the unsealed switch would be
much easier to clean whan it becomes tainted.)

On a personal note, I much prefer
the Grayhill switches. They have
a better "feel" than the
Electroswitches.
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post #5 of 7
6/11/03 at 8:27am
Thread Starter 
Arzela,

You wouldn't happen to have a link to the Greyhill switches would you?

Thanks again!

--ROK3
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post #6 of 7
6/11/03 at 8:44am
No, but
Digikey has them
with links to the data sheets.
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post #7 of 7
6/11/03 at 9:05am
Thread Starter 
Arzela,

Thanks again I'll get looking

--ROK3
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