Perfboard Switches?

[thehallofshields]

Hey guys, I'm simplifying my designs and really want to be able to add switches to boards rather than making them external.



A compact DPDT Slide-Switch with simple leads and compatible with 2.54mm spacing would be ideal.
I can't find any switches out there that will fit in standard Perf. Do they really not exist?

[mth5044]

Googled 0.1" breadboard switch and got a ton of links. This is the first one, maybe it will work for ya.

https://www.adafruit.com/products/805

[thehallofshields]

I have some like this. The pins are too close together. They fit in the bread and not the perf.

[mth5044]

Hmmm that's odd. The product I linked to says 0.1" spacing, which is the same as IC's and whatnot. If they can't fit on breadboard, I'm not sure why they couldn't fit on perf. Have a caliper?

[thehallofshields]

Shoot. Why can't I make sense of this? I'll try putting those switches through the perfboard again and reply back.

[bluebunny]

I used one in my Blackstone OD build in the Pictures thread:



I got it from Bitsbox in the UK.  So yes, they do exist.