Switch identification

Archie

11 Feb 2019, 22:04

Hi all,

Does anyone know what switch it is?

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Full gallery here:
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfrx
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfrw
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfrb
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfr8
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfrk
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfrj
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYfrv
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYf0S
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYf0J
http://keep4u.ru/image/SYf0Z

Found on old trackball made by Disc Instruments, a.k.a. Honeywell, LX200, Danaher, Foxboro, Dynapar, etc. I've never seen anything like that: looks like hybrid of keyboard switch and a push button microswitch. Keycap is fixed by side axle; its pin is pushing the switch's coil spring directly. Travel is not downward, but merely like piano key. Switches are 4-pin; 1 pin is an actial contact and rest 3 are connected together internally. Very pleasant click feel BTW. All 3 switches are marked 8820: don't know if it's a type or manufacturing year/week (the device is really old). Googling brings this one as "8820", but it's totally irrelevant:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-8820

Probably, the switch is made by Honeywell (or one of its billion's sub-brands), but I'm not sure...

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Muirium
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11 Feb 2019, 22:10

Side view, from your pics, in case it’s helpful for anyone who knows about mice buttons here:

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