looking for a different style push button

[JeffD]

Hi,

I'm looking for some small push buttons for a new project I'm working on. I need buttons similar to the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/ENTER buttons on most TV universal remotes similar to the one in this picture:

http://www.innotechsystems.com/accenda/keypad1.jpg

I'd like to be able to use the buttons with an I-pac if possible.

Thanks,
jeff

[hooded_paladin]

Hi,

I'm looking for some small push buttons for a new project I'm working on. I need buttons similar to the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/ENTER buttons on most TV universal remotes similar to the one in this picture:

No one that I know sells buttons like that, but you could cut up a remote and wire the buttons to an ipac.

[JeffD]

That's a great idea. Would it be hard to do? I'm not really an electronics wizard by any means. It would be really nice to be able to get a remote with illuminated keys to chop up.

[hyiu]

the first thing that comes to my mind is 1 of those older AT&T phones....

the keypad is sort like that and some models are lighted....

also.... AT&T phones (older styles...) are older technology...
that means the circuit board are bigger... bigger traces...
easier to hack... and maybe a little harder to break....

a phone like that I think costs about $10-20... (not sure...)

if you like to hack around.... and have some budget....
I guess that is not too bad....

hope it helps....

[hooded_paladin]

That's a great idea. Would it be hard to do? I'm not really an electronics wizard by any means. It would be really nice to be able to get a remote with illuminated keys to chop up.

open it up, check out the circuit board, then find good places to cut it (because you need something left to solder to...)  and cut it.  I dunno about illuminating it, that might be hard without leaving the whole remote intact.  You could add an LED underneath the buttons.

[Mugzilla]

OT, but isn't

INNOTECH

The name of the company form the movie "Office Space"?