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Title: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: AE35 on October 04, 2006, 10:33:15 am

Hey all!

Maybe someone knows if these MS are worth anything?

(http://www.arcadeshop.de/images/arcade-micros63-js.jpg)

..or are there really not a great difference between them? I was looking
for some switches with levers for joysticks and fell over these.

Advice?

 :)
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: Quarters on October 04, 2006, 11:22:47 am
I don't know the switch in the pic, but levers are fairly common. Here's a cherry switch with similar lever.
http://www.surplussales.com/Switches/SWPressMic-4.html

If you search I'm sure there are lots of others.
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: Ken Layton on October 04, 2006, 12:00:07 pm
As long as the switch has "common" (com) and "normally open (n.o.) terminals on it they are fine. Some brands of joysticks use these switches with the lever.
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: kowal on October 04, 2006, 12:27:04 pm
Omron, microYamatake, Honywell - it produces the best microswiches.

whatwon't you seek better tradesman? aracdeshop have road very.
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: Stingray on October 04, 2006, 01:53:31 pm
Omron, microYamatake, Honywell - it produces the best microswiches.

whatwon't you seek better tradesman? aracdeshop have road very.

Does this make a lick of sense to anyone?

-S
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: Lutus on October 04, 2006, 03:25:54 pm
He is from Poland.  And I guess it is a autotranslation issue.

I believe it says.

"Omron, micro-Yamatake, Honeywell - they produce the best microswitches.  You can't find any better vendors.  Arcadeshop ... has very many?" 

Not sure about the last sentence.  Anyone else want a guess?
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: ChadTower on October 04, 2006, 03:30:24 pm

I think it's an Andre The Giant Has a Posse reference.
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: Stingray on October 04, 2006, 03:36:23 pm

I think it's an Andre The Giant Has a Posse reference.

Okay, you guys are just talking in code today, right? ???

-S
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: kowal on October 04, 2006, 04:35:57 pm
haha sorry
I use the translators', he translator of no-sense

http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_73&products_id=326
high prices,  they did not pass manufacturer, this does not look well

they sell microswitches Zippy
http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_73&products_id=318
0,95Euro
they cost really 0,30$ I bought it once (they are very bad. it regrets that I bought it)

I think that this shop looks for naive men.
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: horseboy on October 04, 2006, 04:44:57 pm
I think that this shop looks for naive men.

Ah ha, so does Stingray.
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: Chris on October 04, 2006, 10:36:29 pm
If those microswitches weren't specified for arcade use, be careful; there's also the issue of actuation force.  I bought a bunch of cheap microswitches from eBay once, and although they were a good brand the actuation force is like ten times higher than that of a regular arcade microswitch.  I use one on my Exit button so it takes a good firm press to exit, but I wouldn't use them on anything else.

--Chris
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: diverdown on October 05, 2006, 01:30:26 am
Not only is Kowal Polish

He states quite clearly in his threads he would like to be excused from being picked on for his misuse of the English language

"I am Polish dyslexic mwhaha I apologize for my English;P:

or can't we read English proper? :blah:
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: danny_galaga on October 05, 2006, 06:00:25 am


yeah i know that microswitch. its Dave. he still owes me money, the asshat.  :angry: dont trust him any further than you could throw him (although, being quite light i guess you could throw him quite far)
Title: Re: Does anyone know this microswitch?
Post by: AE35 on October 05, 2006, 06:43:13 am

I knew someone was going to say that ;D