BazillionPoleThreeThrow switch

dano12 · March 28, 2006, 08:08:58 AM

I had a couple of old keyboard/video/mouse switches lying around and saw a post where someone talked about raiding one to find rotaray swtiches. Took one apart and found:

1. The biggest rotary switch I've ever seen
2. Enough hookup wire for my next 20 projects
3. A nice steel enclosure that I could use for a project

The cheap ones (i.e. all mechanical switching) can be found pretty easily (i.e. raid your company's IT storage room

FWIW,
-dano

twabelljr · March 28, 2006, 08:26:35 AM

Good score! Lots of different color wires there.

TELEFUNKON · March 28, 2006, 09:14:58 AM

great for "univibeing" a 32 stage phaser!

Connoisseur of Distortion · March 28, 2006, 03:16:41 PM

nooooooo! my secret is out!!!

i've been picking up data switches at goodwill for ages... i have about ten... they cost like $1-5....

Mark Hammer · March 28, 2006, 04:20:38 PM

A place near me is pretty much guaranteed to have a dozen on hand at all times.

phaeton · March 28, 2006, 05:06:24 PM

I've been trying for ages to find a cheap KVM switch to use it as a... KVM switch...

Also Wik · March 28, 2006, 05:24:37 PM

So what exactly is that thing and where do i find one

Mark Hammer · March 28, 2006, 10:09:12 PM

You can find them just about anywhere that deals in used computers. These boxes are intended for use with either parallel interface printers, or those using the old format serial interface. So many printers have opted for a USB interface these days that these little boxes are pretty much useless for anyone except those trying to keep a 1993-style office afloat.

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