WTB several IMSAI-8080 ON-OFF-ON momentary switches

[Richard Cini]

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

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> 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
>>