Hi all-
I have several 1776 finish line relay bypass boards (and a bunch more on the way), and I am converting most of my builds over to use these as they are spectacular.
However, I can't seem to find a soft touch switch (normally open, of course) that I actually like. The closest I can find, and I have a few of them, is the R13-85A1-05 which is common and made somewhere in asia. However, the build quality on these is pretty low (especially for the price).
I can live with the switch not being an actual footswitch, as long as it is pretty robust and operates really smoothly. I really enjoy extremely smooth operation in the hardware and high build quality.
The ones at PPP ( http://www.pedalpartsplus.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PPP&Product_Code=9014&Category_Code=SWI ) seem to be identical to the R13-85A1-05 switches. I think these are same ones that are all over eBay?
Any ideas? I have browsed and queried Mouser, but other than a couple of the Carling models (which have really strong springs in them, not soft touch at all), nothing looks appropriate for a pedal.
One mechanism I like, is what Tech21 uses in their para driver boxes. Let me see if I can take a pic of my para driver DI:
They use a PCB mounted click switch (it's really quiet though), and a panel mounted spring/footswitch assembly. I like the feel of this, but I have no idea where to source the panel mounted spring/switch assembly.