Mouse Parts?
29-Aug-92 09:52:42
Sb: Mouse Parts?
Fm: steven a. wartofsky 74030,1404
To: Dominick J. Fontana 74766,2154
Dom,
I'll take a look at it. I did find this in the library on replacement
parts.
A source for spare parts for ailing mice:
Steve,
As luck (and lots of hard drive space) would have it, I have a file that
tells all about the mouse switches. I got it from Usenet.. here it is:
>> can anyone tell me where to purchase Amiga mouse button switches???
I have recently discovered that this type of switch is made by Omron and is
one of their B3F series The part numbers are
Standard (.3*10^6 operations) B3F-4000
Long Life (10*10^6 operations) B3F-5000
Gold Plated (10*10^6 operations) B3F-5001
Yes I realize that the last two have the same life, but the gold switch is
touted as 'high reliability'.
Omron's Canadian number is 416-298-9988 and they are distributed by Future/
Active components, Zentronics and Prelco. Omron also has a U.S. office in
Schaumburg Ill USA. Phone # unknown, and offices in many major cities
worldwide.
DISCLAIMER: I am not connected to Omron in any way, have just received
their
catalog and haven't actually purchased any switches yet.
douglee@becker
Okay, I've got "Shelly Ragon" (no relation to Ronnie) in Glendale Heights,
IL
(outside Chicago) at 1-708-529-9977 or Nep Electronics in Woodale, IL at
1-708-595-8500. Ask for "Fred" if you call the latter place, he'll really
be
mystified why suddenly everyone's interested in this microswitch. <g><
— steve w.
Chris