Footswitch and Pendant Switch

[Josh Koffman]

Hi all. I'm looking for a foot operated switch and a pendant type
switch (handheld switch on a cable) for an idea I want to try out. I'm
only looking for one or two of each. I was hoping some of the surplus
dealers would have something (particularly BG Micro, they have a bunch
of other things I could add to the order...) but so far a check of BG
Micro, Sparkfun, All Electronics, Alltronics and Electronics Goldmine
has come up a little dry. Does anyone know of someone else who has
them in stock?

Thanks!

Josh
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[Alex Harford]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Josh Koffman <joshybear@...> wrote:
> Hi all. I'm looking for a foot operated switch and a pendant type
> switch (handheld switch on a cable) for an idea I want to try out.

Hmm.. for prototyping, a foot operated switch could be borrowed from a
sewing machine.

Or maybe something like this:
http://www.vetra.com/footsw2.htm
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[Timothy J. Weber-2]

Alex Harford wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Josh Koffman <joshybear@...> wrote:
>> Hi all. I'm looking for a foot operated switch and a pendant type
>> switch (handheld switch on a cable) for an idea I want to try out.
>
> Hmm.. for prototyping, a foot operated switch could be borrowed from a
> sewing machine.
>
> Or maybe something like this:
> http://www.vetra.com/footsw2.htm

Or look at musical keyboard "sustain" footswitches - they're usually
just a NO switch with an "eighth-inch mono audio" style plug on the end.
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