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data-time="1732066463" data-date-string="Nov 19, 2024" data-time-string="5:34 PM" title="Nov 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM" itemprop="datePublished">Nov 19, 2024</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/what-to-do-with-switches.166912/post-1457588" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1457588/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/what-to-do-with-switches.166912/post-1457588" rel="nofollow"> #5 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1457588" data-lb-caption-desc="Lightium · Nov 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 322126" data-quote="ZipZapOuch" data-source="post: 1457560" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1457560" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1457560">ZipZapOuch said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> You can donate them to a school,<br /> Make an art project or curiosity project (talk to the local science center/museum to see if they need something)<br /> Or throw them away if they are the cheap eBay switches sold for a few dollars - the contacts are poor on many of those. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>No, these a good C&K switches from long ago.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div 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Not exactly an investment. <br /> <div> <a href="https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CK/752704000?qs=ljbEvF4DwOM03YRmEL1WAQ%3D%3D&mgh=1&utm_id=17222215321&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADn_wf1sYPwDKFspfJyYyg6AVRS3N&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi_G5BhDXARIsAN5SX7p0yEfwvdSq5YzPEZUg_ayzLu9HTSlojzHOAXvPaFL_riqTgTvn3lIaAk2OEALw_wcB" class="link link--external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CK/752704000?qs=ljbEvF4DwOM03YRmEL1WAQ%3D%3D&mgh=1&utm_id=17222215321&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADn_wf1sYPwDKFspfJyYyg6AVRS3N&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi_G5BhDXARIsAN5SX7p0yEfwvdSq5YzPEZUg_ayzLu9HTSlojzHOAXvPaFL_riqTgTvn3lIaAk2OEALw_wcB </a> </div></div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper">"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. 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Not exactly an investment.<br /> <div> <a href="https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CK/752704000?qs=ljbEvF4DwOM03YRmEL1WAQ%3D%3D&mgh=1&utm_id=17222215321&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADn_wf1sYPwDKFspfJyYyg6AVRS3N&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi_G5BhDXARIsAN5SX7p0yEfwvdSq5YzPEZUg_ayzLu9HTSlojzHOAXvPaFL_riqTgTvn3lIaAk2OEALw_wcB" class="link link--external" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CK/752704000?qs=ljbEvF4DwOM03YRmEL1WAQ%3D%3D&mgh=1&utm_id=17222215321&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADn_wf1sYPwDKFspfJyYyg6AVRS3N&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi_G5BhDXARIsAN5SX7p0yEfwvdSq5YzPEZUg_ayzLu9HTSlojzHOAXvPaFL_riqTgTvn3lIaAk2OEALw_wcB </a> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Those are them. I've got about 40 push button switches and 40 two position toggles.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--vote"> <div class="message-column"> <div class="contentVote js-contentVote " data-xf-init="content-vote" data-content-id="post-1457627"> <meta itemprop="upvoteCount" content="0" /> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--up " data-vote="up"><span class="u-srOnly">Upvote</span></a> <span class="contentVote-score js-voteCount" data-score="0">0</span> <a href="javascript:" class="contentVote-vote is-disabled contentVote-vote--down " data-vote="down"><span class="u-srOnly">Downvote</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="atferrari" data-content="post-1457628" id="js-post-1457628" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1457628/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/what-to-do-with-switches.166912/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1457628"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/atferrari.8440/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/atferrari.8440/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/atferrari.8440/" class="avatar avatar--m" data-user-id="8440" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="/data/avatars/m/8/8440.jpg?1378874952" alt="atferrari" class="avatar-u8440-m" width="96" height="96" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/atferrari.8440/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="8440" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">atferrari</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Well-Known Member</h5> <div class="userBanner userBanner userBanner--gray message-userBanner" itemprop="jobTitle"><span class="userBanner-before"></span><strong>Most Helpful Member</strong><span class="userBanner-after"></span></div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/what-to-do-with-switches.166912/post-1457628" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-20T11:59:12-0800" data-time="1732132752" data-date-string="Nov 20, 2024" data-time-string="11:59 AM" title="Nov 20, 2024 at 11:59 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Nov 20, 2024</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/what-to-do-with-switches.166912/post-1457628" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1457628/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/what-to-do-with-switches.166912/post-1457628" rel="nofollow"> #8 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1457628" data-lb-caption-desc="atferrari · Nov 20, 2024 at 11:59 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper">Due to my lack of experience, when starting with electronics, I bought on the counter a big bunch of extremely cheap pushbuttons.<br /> <br /> Some time later, even knowing their bad quality I built a matrix keyboard that later I kept using for years to test all my designs with micros involving a keyboard. If they worked with those junk buttons, they would work with better ones.<br /> <br /> Latter, tired of that clunky thing, ditched them and built smaller keyboards with quality keys.<br /> <br /> Don't waste your time with junk.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper">Agustín Tomás<br /> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. 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