17 Nov
2015
17 Nov
'15
10:38 a.m.
On 11/17/2015 2:34 AM, rod wrote:
Now to the slide switches themselves.
They are mounted by the screw hole lugs having been slid into a groove
in two aluminum bars which in turn are attached to the PCB by pillars
and screws.
There are six connection pins on the bottom of each switch that go into
holes in the PCB. (not all used) Switch replacement would be easy and a
complete switch and lever sub module not too difficult. I hear a voice
from the distant past saying 'Micro switches'
Thats all for to-day
Rod
The ones I have seen (on my PDP-8/L and PDP-12) are simple stock
old-school slide switches (definitely not Micro-Switch switches), that
typically look like this one:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/GF-1126-1110/SW105-ND/948
(I did *not* check dimensions to see if this particular one is right or
not - there were standard size and miniature versions. But the photo
looks about right).
JRU