Components/parts/suppliers

[Brian Clancy]

This is the place to post any intresting parts, components and suppliers that are relevant to the forum


PLEASE ONLY POST PARTS AND SUPPLIERS HERE........Discuss parts etc in the chat or component disscusions threads, Thanks!

 

[Brian Clancy]

LEO BODNAR




Ok, Leo Bodnar makes a great range of controllers, shift lights and also sells some very high quality switches, encoders and other stuff



You can find his site here: http://www.leobodnar.com/

 

[Brian Clancy]

Another little Gem here:

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!

 

[Brian Clancy]

Pot Knobs are ideal to fit to Rotary encoders:

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!

 

[Brian Clancy]

SYM PROJECTS


Sym Projects supply some really great hardware inc a revcounter driving board, Gear Indicators and more! check out the website HERE

 

[Tom Moloney]

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Circuit-Bending-And-Electronics/

These guys also sell Pot Knobs, but in mixed colour packs too, so there is some differentiation!

 

[Derek Speare]

I am thinking of making my own box and have found a couple of suppliers:

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/st...10001&freeText=switches&search_type=jamecoall

http://www.bgmicro.com/switches.aspx

http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2032276

And of course, my site for button boxes, wheel plates, adapters, paddles and all sorts of sim racing goodness:

http://www.**********************

Derek

 

[Kris Vickers]

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

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

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

Yep I agree, bought mine from ebay, Maplin has em in different sizes aswell.

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

Pot Knobs are ideal to fit to Rotary encoders:

View attachment 27789They 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!

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

 

[Nigel Atkins]

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

you`ll need a 1/4" drill bit which is 6.35mm dia

 

[Derek Speare]

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

 

[Tom Moloney]

http://stores.ebay.com.au/PARTSPIPE/

Sells very good low profile switches, look for the 'horn button' switches. Multicolour packs available, damn good quality (feel like APEM).

 

[Brian Clancy]

Very nice find Tom Just ordered a pack of 12 multi colour, cost about £7

 

[Tom Moloney]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Coiled-Mini-USB...aultDomain_0&hash=item43a1307a75#ht_512wt_907

Coiled cable for SLI-PRO users.

 

[simracn]

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.

 

[Tom Moloney]

What I'll be doing as the cable won't be long enough is gluing the cable at the straight bit to the side of the wheel mechanicals-just a suggestion for all you guys.

 

[Cesar Ferrolho]

This company makes potentiometers like the ones in the Logitech MOMO Racing pedals, and probably other logitech wheels as well...

CTS Series 251, i believe...

http://www.ctscorp.com/components/potentiometers.htm

 

[pointer4]

One of the best G25 pedal, load cell modification.

http://ptracing.co.gp/

 

[Kris Cabrera]

What kind of system would you guys use if you making an F1 wheel with the clutch paddles? What kind of buttons would you use for the clutch paddle?