Old School Front Panel switches

[Frozen001]

I am looking for a source or at least the name of the old front panel switches you used to see on various equipment. It basically is rectangular/square push button with a single small led above the switch.

 

[Frozen001]

Found a picture of what I am talking about.

 

[gslick]

How about these? Slightly different shape:

B3J Hinged Tactile Switch:
http://www.omron.com/ecb/products/sw/26/b3j.html

Mouser sells these for around $3 each:
http://www.mouser.com/catalog/catalogusd/645/2604.pdf

 

[glitch]

The "original" switch of that style is made by Schadow. Don't remember the part number or series.

 

[gslick]

The "original" switch of that style is made by Schadow. Don't remember the part number or series.

These aren't the "original" style either. Less expensive than buying new if you need a bunch and this style works:

ITT SCHADOW 210710 MOMENTARY PUSH SWITCH BLACK WITH 2 LED'S YOU GET 20 PIECES
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321060231848

ITT SCHADOW 201471 MOMENTARY PUSH SWITCH BLACK WITH LED YOU GET 180 PIECES
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321060299206

 

[Frozen001]

Ha... now that you guys have pointed in the right direction as far as search terms:

http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dkse...oducts=0&ptm=0&fid=0&quantity=0&chp=0&stock=1

 

[gslick]

Ha... now that you guys have pointed in the right direction as far as search terms:

http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dkse...oducts=0&ptm=0&fid=0&quantity=0&chp=0&stock=1

Are you going to build a front panel with some of those switches? That would look cool.

 

[Frozen001]

Are you going to build a front panel with some of those switches? That would look cool.

Working on another project, but it would be cool to have a computer front panel with them on it.

 

[creaky286]

I designed those into a product back in the 90's. They worked really well mounted to a P.C. board spaced just far back enough from the front panel to protrude slightly. Obviously, they are not water or splash-resistant!

 

[Chuck(G)]

The first time I saw these things was on the Intellec Series II that we picked up around 1978 or so. The system unit is under the monitor (for those Retr0brite fans, the enclosures on these things were painted polyurethane foam--they don't turn yellow like injection-molded plastic, so the color in the photograph (from the CHM) is pretty much the same as it was when the thing was new)).