Recommendation and source for rotary stereo selector

quietdragon · 12th April 2010, 04:05 PM

I'm looking for a recommendation for a rotary stereo selector with two to four selector positions and have a long shaft (roughly 1") in order to clear my chassis front panel.

I think an Elma 04-1344 with a 25mm shaft might fit the bill.

Does anyone know of a Nth American source for this part?

bob91343 · 12th April 2010, 04:22 PM

Most electronics distributors sell stuff like that. In fact, one inch isn't considered a long shaft; most come with around 3" or so shafts and you have to saw them to suit your needs.

The old line manufacturers, Mallory, Clarostat, Switchcraft, Oak, and so on seem to have faded away and now we have Alps and Omron, etc.

Enzo · 13th April 2010, 12:37 AM

It has been many many years since I bought that sort of thing, but if my memory serves me well, we could buy the switches as parts. In other words you bought the shaft assembly, then the switch wafers, and then spacers and hardware, all separately. Maybe those days are gone.

SRMcGee · 01:07 PM

quietdragon:

Consider digikey, which offers Grayhill switches. I like GH7104-ND, though the shaft on that model may be too short for your application.

Regards,
Scott

sumaudioguy · 14th April 2010, 02:57 AM

I really like this grayhill one.

http://embrace.grayhill.com/embrace/IMAGES/PDF/I-56.pdf

quietdragon · 24th April 2010, 09:22 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I've gone with an ALPS SRRN134 for this project.

sumaudioguy · 14th May 2010, 06:41 PM

This is an open before close switch. Hope that is okay as the wiper will not be connected to anything between switch points.

igor0203 · 1st June 2010, 09:59 PM

I would need help finding right selector. I would need it for stereo and selecting 3 or 4 sources. Which one would you recommend?

12th April 2010, 04:05 PM	#1
quietdragon diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Recommendation and source for rotary stereo selector I'm looking for a recommendation for a rotary stereo selector with two to four selector positions and have a long shaft (roughly 1") in order to clear my chassis front panel. I think an Elma 04-1344 with a 25mm shaft might fit the bill. Does anyone know of a Nth American source for this part?

13th April 2010, 01:05 PM	#4
SRMcGee diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wynnewood, PA	quietdragon: Consider digikey, which offers Grayhill switches. I like GH7104-ND, though the shaft on that model may be too short for your application. Regards, Scott __________________ Good decisions derive from experience; experience derives from bad decisions. Last edited by SRMcGee; 13th April 2010 at 01:07 PM.

14th April 2010, 02:57 AM	#5
sumaudioguy diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Midwest U.S.A.	I really like this grayhill one. http://embrace.grayhill.com/embrace/IMAGES/PDF/I-56.pdf __________________ What the other guy said----Standing on the shoulders of giants. New avatar- no more little array

14th May 2010, 06:41 PM	#7
sumaudioguy diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Midwest U.S.A.	This is an open before close switch. Hope that is okay as the wiper will not be connected to anything between switch points. __________________ What the other guy said----Standing on the shoulders of giants. New avatar- no more little array

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12th April 2010, 04:22 PM	#2
bob91343 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Most electronics distributors sell stuff like that. In fact, one inch isn't considered a long shaft; most come with around 3" or so shafts and you have to saw them to suit your needs. The old line manufacturers, Mallory, Clarostat, Switchcraft, Oak, and so on seem to have faded away and now we have Alps and Omron, etc.

13th April 2010, 12:37 AM	#3
Enzo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lansing, Michigan	It has been many many years since I bought that sort of thing, but if my memory serves me well, we could buy the switches as parts. In other words you bought the shaft assembly, then the switch wafers, and then spacers and hardware, all separately. Maybe those days are gone.

24th April 2010, 09:22 PM	#6
quietdragon diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Thanks for all the suggestions. I've gone with an ALPS SRRN134 for this project.

1st June 2010, 09:59 PM	#8
igor0203 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia	I would need help finding right selector. I would need it for stereo and selecting 3 or 4 sources. Which one would you recommend?

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