"Keyswitches" manufacturers

[Joel Rainville]

Does anyone know of any "keyswitches" (i.e. **broken link removed**) manufacturers besides **broken link removed**? At a buck-a-piece @Digikey, this makes for an expensive 20 keys keypad...

I am not looking for a complete keypad, just the spring-action switches that will provide some "tactile feedback" like your computer keyboard, for a custom keyboard based on this that I'm looking to design.

 

[panic mode]

i'm not sure if this is the same thing but would 10-13 cents per switch be ok?
check Newark.com and look for Bourns, APEM, EAO etc.
try keyword like "micro pcb switch"

https://canada.newark.com/NewarkWeb...R0UOS1SHUICXFEOESFFYK2URYWIV1?SKU=52F9695&N=0

also, there are ready keyboard assemblies (membrane, key switch...)

 

[Joel Rainville]

Thanks for the very good suggestions. I was about to give some APEM switches a try when I got the surprise of the UPS guy dropping a box from Cherry at my place containing... 20 samples of their expensive "key switches". Problem solved! 8) Unless I end up mass producing the thing, in which case, even bulk prices on those are pretty steep... But that's not in the plans right now

Thanks again for your input.

 

[Mike - K8LH]

Joel, did you get keyswitches with built-in keycaps?

 

[Joel Rainville]

Nope, I'm making my own out of hard maple 8) :lol: But if I recall correctly, Cherry also provides keycaps for their switches.

 

[Gorgon]

Hi
Have you tried RAFI **broken link removed**. Its european but you never know.

Or Mec

http://www.mec.dk/?id=30&easysitestatid=-1721909056

The same goes here. Alien products

TOK

 

[panic mode]

Hi Joel,

what is application? i'm getting too lazy with my projects (actually never have enough time)
so i simply use membrane keypads...