"Not exactly--momentary, yes, but clearly not the paddle switches used on the IMSAI. Fortunately, PCB-mount toggle switches are quite a bit easier to locate."
Right, I thought about that once I'd posted. My 8800A (with B supplies) still has the basic mini bat-handle style switches. Correct me on this, but the later Altair 8800B use the paddle-style handle, same as the IMSAI? On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com> wrote: > On 11/05/2016 05:10 PM, Mike Ross wrote: > > > I need those too - some of my Altair switches have the handles > > physically broken... in fact pretty much ALL the large switches (the > > bottom row for run/deposit/exam/reset etc.) are ropey in one way or > > another and need replacing (the smaller data/address switches are > > fine). If anyone tracks down the correct type of switch please post > > a link here! Or if you have any for sale shoot me an email. > > > The site I linked to from C&K is a good example of how a manufacturer's > web site should be--parameterized search with vendor stock check. So, > for example, the momentary on-off-on 20V PC mount unthreaded with 10.67 > mm handle would be 7105SY9V3BE--and Arrow has about 150 in stock. > > Beats spending time on the phone talking to "inside sales". > > --Chuck >
