5 Nov
2016
5 Nov
'16
7:25 p.m.
Oh duh for me! Confusion reigns supreme.
Yes.. the IMSAI uses those really wide plastic paddle switches.. that I had
always assumed were a +Carling+ part, as Carling has a line of switches
with similar handles.
Altair 8800A and B both use the metal mini-toggles - the former, bat-handle
the latter, the narrow metal paddle-handle.
On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Richard Cini <rich.cini at verizon.net> wrote:
The "B" model used a flatted bat handle
toggle switch which IIRC weren't
made by C&K. I think I may have the number somewhere but I think there was
a thread with this info a few years ago. A Google search might produce it.
The Altair group archive on Yahoo might have it too.
The IMSAI uses a plastic paddle switch.
Rich
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:56 PM, drlegendre .
<drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
"Not exactly--momentary, yes, but clearly not the paddle switches used on
the IMSAI. Fortunately, PCB-mount toggle switches are quite a bit
easier to locate."
Right, I thought about that once I'd posted.
My 8800A (with B supplies) still has the basic mini bat-handle style
switches. Correct me on this, but the later Altair 8800B use the
paddle-style handle, same as the IMSAI?
> On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
>
>> On 11/05/2016 05:10 PM, Mike Ross wrote:
>>
>> I need those too - some of my Altair switches have the handles
>> physically broken... in fact pretty much ALL the large switches (the
>> bottom row for run/deposit/exam/reset etc.) are ropey in one way or
>> another and need replacing (the smaller data/address switches are
>> fine). If anyone tracks down the correct type of switch please post
>> a link here! Or if you have any for sale shoot me an email.
>
>
> The site I linked to from C&K is a good example of how a manufacturer's
> web site should be--parameterized search with vendor stock check. So,
> for example, the momentary on-off-on 20V PC mount unthreaded with 10.67
> mm handle would be 7105SY9V3BE--and Arrow has about 150 in stock.
>
> Beats spending time on the phone talking to "inside sales".
>
> --Chuck
>