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Newsgroups: sci.electronics.components, rec.audio.pro, sci.electronics.repair
From: Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:57:32 +0100
Local: Sun, Sep 7 2008 2:57 am
Subject: Re: Looking for this switch (Midas Venice solo switch)
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Soundhaspriority wrote:
> "Eeyore"  wrote

> > I'm repairing a Midas Venice mixing console. Try and avoid doing so.
> > It's a nightmare

> > Despite the agent's tech insisting that the 'solo' switches are 'self
> > cleaning', no amount of exercising them will prevent 2 of them behaving
> > intermittently.

> > They are pcb vertical mount types, i.e. the control surface is a series
> > of large flat double sided boards. From appearance I guessed the
> > switches to be ALPS but the German parts list gives the following
> > reference as best as I can decode it.

> > SCHALTER-TAST 4XUM 1 switch 4pdt

> > It's a latching type btw.

> > Any help sourcing same would be appreciated. I only need 2 but knowing
> > this beast one or two more might pack up !

> > Thanks,   Graham

> I have a bunch of finds, none of which may be relevant, but I pass them on
> to you. The most interesting is
> http://www.henri-electronic.de/start.php?P_989.php, which depicts a
> bat-handle Schalter 4XUM.

Nope, none of those. That's when consoles had 'real' switches instead of using
consumer parts ! You'll find those on my first home-made desk.

> Have a look at the below link. From what I gather, the actual brand is
> "Schalter", which is owned by Assmann. "Tast" is German for "test", which I
> suppose is actually a colloquial expression of a function, I don't know
> what.

> Page down. Besides the DIP switches, there is a type called a "taster."
> http://www.bimel.com.tr/urun/pdf/assmann/elkcomp/08-assmann-wsw-ec-sw...

Those are the small low profile tact(ile) switches. This one is much taller.

> Also, google for "SCHALTER 4XUM"

No luck with that other than blind alleys.

From Franc's comments I'm thinking again it may be more likely to be an ALPS part
that I didn't see in the online catalogue. Midas do make a point of using ALPS
parts.

Graham


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