[personal] You just can't buy these anymore

[Ian King]

Here's a link to the distributor's page:

http://www.surplussales.com/switches/SWLeaf-1.html

Note that these are existing manufacturers.  The style used in the PDP-7 is either the SC2P1T or 160312, depending on how many positions and contacts you need.  These fit perfectly and are indistinguishable from the originals.  -- Ian  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian King
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:14 AM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: RE: [personal] You just can't buy these anymore
> 
> That's nothing like the stock switch on the PDP7.  I'll dig out the
> part number and share it -- Ian
> ________________________________________
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On
> Behalf Of Chris Halarewich [halarewich at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:01 AM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: [personal] You just can't buy these anymore
> 
> is this what your looking for $0.59 each
> 
> http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/item/24B030/179/C%26K-7101-mini-
> lever-PC-mount-switch
> .
> 
> 
> On 9/10/09, Mike Hatch <mike at brickfieldspark.org> wrote:
> >
> >  Subject: [personal] You just can't buy these anymore
> >>> One of the few items damaged in the shipping of our PDP7 from
> University
> >>> of Oregon was a handful of the front panel switches.  The switches
> >>> themselves are a standard telephone switch and are still available!
> But the
> >>> long, tapered bat handles were unobtainium.
> >>>
> >>
> > Same happened to Tore's PDP7 system in Oslo, he may be interested but
> I
> > think restoration of that system has stalled.
> >
> > What are the switches, type # supplier ?. I thought they were a C&K
> 7101
> > style, I'm looking into creating a front panel with modern
> elcectronics for
> > a lookey-likey blinkenlights.
> >
> >  So, one of our folks with above-average mechanical aptitude *made*
> some
> >>> for us:
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hUEPfgKJwY
> >>> Pretty cool, huh?
> >>>
> >> You can do anything with the right tools !
> >
> > Would appreciate any photos or info on the restoration for the PDP-7
> > register
> >
> > Regards
> > Mike.
> > http://www.soemtron.org/pdp7.html
> >
> >  UNIX is user friendly.  It's just selective about who its friends
> are.
> >>> Ian S. King, Sr. Vintage Systems Engineer
> >>> Living Computer Museum
> >>> A project of Vulcan, Inc.
> >>> http://www.livingcomputermuseum.com
> >>>
> >>
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