Looking for Pushbuttons

[Mach7]

Hello All,

I am building an instructor station for my 146 pit.

I am looking for a large number of push on/off (maintained "on")  latching push button switches.

I want the instructor panel to look very industrial, like the old Reddifusion sims, but have had        absolutely no luck in finding any such type of switch.

I would need over 100 of them.

Here is an example of what I am looking for.

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.

Thx

[navymustang]

I am sure you have thought of this, but a hundred switches at somewhere between $20 to $50 each, Wow !
What about a virtual switch panel that is an LCD touch screen that simply mimics the look and feel you want. The whole thing could be designed and built for under a hundred I would imagine.
Jim

[bernard S]

find 74-3 FE Station they have lost of switches like that

[Mach7]

@bernardS

Is that a website? I could not find anything under that search.

[bernard S]

no sir not a web site  but a 747- 100, 200 or 747-300 have flight engineer stations those station points have a lot of those style panels that you can pick up for next to nothing which have the switching you are seeking :-))))) hope that helps you out , otherwise new forget it with that switching you will need part numbers and manufacture and they WILL be expensive

[Mike.Powell]

Found this on Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-12-24V-16mm-Push-Button-Self-Reset-Self-Lock-Switch-LED-Momentary-Latching-/361421282594?var=&hash=item5426631d22:m:mBHNVOrRkF3sLncLj_vKnDw

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BVoAAOSw14xWNvhf/s-l1600.jpg

Another possibility is to find a non-latching momentary switch that has the look you want and do the latching in software..

[iwik]

Mike,
Nice to see you here. Sorry to go track
Les

[Mach7]

Thanks for the information guys,

@Mike.Powell, thanks for the email link!

[Mach7]

I have a question in to the seller of this switch product,(the link that Mike provided), with respect to the "self-reset" and "self-lock" terminology.

I am assuming that the "self-lock" switch product choice would refer to a 'maintained' or latching "in" (on) type of switch that I currently desire ? ....would that sound about right?

thanks

[Joe Lavery]

I have these switches and self lock as you say is latching and self reset is momentary.

Joe.

[Mach7]

Thanks Joe!

-jim

[mikeybear]

Hi,

I've used this sort of button for annunciators for my Cessna C208 , some are light only , some are latching, and some momentary .
Picture attached for info.

Regards

Dave

[Mach7]

Dave,

These are the exact type of buttons I am looking for!

Where did you get them?

-Jim

[mikeybear]

Hi Jim,

These are like the ones Mike Powell has linked to,

I got mine off ebay.co.uk ( though both in china/hk)

from two different sellers,

"bulb" ones from sellerbible, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-Panel-Mount-Latching-Red-Lamp-Rectangular-Push-Button-Switch-AC-220V-/191693510176?hash=item2ca1d2d620

and led ones from zeroinestore   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-LED-Light-Push-Button-Switch-Rectangular-DC-12V-24V-Momentary-Latching-24mm-/201439923170?var=&hash=item748f4d2ce1

some of mine are lamp only , and some are switches , though I'm only using them as annunciators. I gutted the bulub and replaced with an appropriate coloured led without resistor as I'm powering them from a MAX7219.

Regards

Dave

[Mach7]

Thanks Dave,

Ok...your attached picture looked like they were a different type of pushbutton switch. But glad to see they are the same type as Mike Powell recommended.

-Jim

[mikeybear]

Hi Jim,

Here are a couple more photos , hopefully they're a little clearer

Regards

Dave

[Mach7]

Thanks for the extra pics Dave.

I just ordered 150 of them from ebay!

-Jim