Entech did the quote, I'm in Tasmania. > -----Original Message----- > From: Darren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 8 July 2002 10:33 AM > To: 'Open Topic Forum' > Subject: Re: [OT] Price for membrane switches > > > Thomas, > > Where were you quoted this price and where in aus > are you. > > Darren Moore > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, 8 July 2002 10:27 > > To: 'Open Topic Forum' > > Subject: Re: [OT] Price for membrane switches > > > > > > Yep, $10 to $15 Aussie dollars for _each_ switch. Although > > quantities would > > only be in the order of hundreds I still thought the quote > > was expensive. > > > > Looks like I'm going to have to go with discrete switches. > > > > Tom. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Saturday, 6 July 2002 1:20 AM > > > To: 'Open Topic Forum' > > > Subject: Re: [OT] Price for membrane switches > > > > > > > > > Thomas, > > > without knowing the exact numbers that you are ordering > > > it is tough > > > to say. Are you really saying $10 - $15 PER switch? If you > > > are then your > > > quantities would have to be very high to get economical. > > > Membranes use a > > > fair amount of labour/tooling in order to accurately > > > construct the switch. > > > For a reasonable quantity (>1000)of membrane keypads (multiple > > > contacts) I would think this is definitely very high. My > experience, > > > ordering for product quantities around 50K per year, I would > > > be looking for > > > something more around $3USD per multiple contact (10 - 15 > > > contacts) membrane > > > keypads. > > > I have never found membrane keypads to be that cost > > > effective. We > > > used to design with a lot of silicon membrane switches for > > > this reason. They > > > are much more economical except when you get down to below > > > 10K type volumes. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Brad Velander. > > > > > > Lead PCB Designer > > > Norsat International Inc. > > > Microwave Products > > > Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) > > > Fax (604) 292-9010 > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.norsat.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 7:04 PM > > > To: Protel OT Forum (E-mail) > > > Subject: [OT] Price for membrane switches > > > > > > > > > This is the first time I've needed to incorporate membrane > > > type switches > > > into a label. > > > I received a quote for around $10 to $15 Australian per switch. > > > This seems excessive, is it? > > > > > > Tom. > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > > > ********** > > > * Tracking #: 373CD70C16D3F94D9DE176F0EFBFEE333F3AE29D > > > * > > > ************************************************************** > > > ********** > > > > > >
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