Components/parts/suppliers

Brian Clancy

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This is the place to post any intresting parts, components and suppliers that are relevant to the forum :D
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PLEASE ONLY POST PARTS AND SUPPLIERS HERE........Discuss parts etc in the chat or component disscusions threads, Thanks!:cool:
 

Brian Clancy

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:cool: Another little Gem here:

355e_35.jpg These are 'Servo extension leads' used by Radio Controlled model builders, very cheap on e-bay (Any of the Futaba or Jr ones will do). The female ends of the leads are a perfect fit for the pin sockets on Mr Bodnars USB Boards and Shiftlights!
 
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Abdul Al-Amry

2011 RD Indy 500 Winner
:DPot Knobs are ideal to fit to Rotary encoders:

View attachment 27789 They are available in numerous colors/styles. However, to fit the 'Bodnar' rotarys, the knobs will need to be opened up a bit with a 6.5mm drill bit (only do by hand, NOT with a drill)

These are the one I favour, from a good e-bay supplier: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-x-Soft-touc...al_Components_Supplies_ET&hash=item5d27a42e36 Cheap as chips and nice quality/color range!:D

Tried using 6.5mm drill bit but they dont hold at all. 6mm is too small that it doesnt fit.
 
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Derek Speare

@Simberia
Derek, those project enclosures (ie. button boxes) are a bloody good find... well done :)

And for $3-ish, it saves a lot of messing about :)

I agree, Kris...Radio Shack is the perfect place for that type of stuff :) I found some more places for various odds n' ends, and a couple of these are alternatives to the Leo Bodnar. It's easy to read all over the various forums out there that bodnar's responses to customer inquiries is essentially horrible. I don't feel comfortable sending my money off to people like that, so I have found some other places who sell very similar button controllers, and these places have all responded to my recent email inquiries within hours of my request:

http://www.desktopaviator.com/Products/Model_2090/index.htm - Rotary Encoder/buttons/axes

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=76_81&products_id=235 - buttons/axes

This is another similar USB controller, but I have not contacted them:

http://www.u-hid.com/home/overview_board.php

A site that does web-2-u PCB's:

http://expresspcb.com/index.htm

Digikey has everything the electronics fan would want:

http://www.digikey.com/

Take a look :)

Derek
 
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not too bad, the lindy ones are 2m extended, but more expensive on the shipping. i already have your cable Tom.
when doing a coiled cable i also send a cpl of zip ties along to secure the cable.
 
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