4 way / navigation switch

[Hajime]

Hi,

 

I'm recently building a collective and I'm looking for some 4 way switches.

I was tryig out a E-Switch JS5208 and an Alps Alpine RKJXT1F42001.

The downside of these switches is, that you can only apply one direction at a time (which is downside when you want to slew e.g. the Shkval in the Ka-50)

Do you know 4-way / navigation switches which can have two active directions at one time?

I would prefer switches with a relatively big actuator (as the two I mentioned).

 

 

E-Switch

https://tech.alpsalpine.com/prod/e/html/multicontrol/switch/rkjxt/rkjxt_list.html

 

Alps Alpine

https://tech.alpsalpine.com/prod/e/html/multicontrol/switch/rkjxt/rkjxt_list.html

[Katalan]

Alpine RKJXT1F42001 is an encoder too. I use it for HDG snd CRS in all my planes.

[Thadiun Okona]

I bought some of those with high hoped but those Alps switches to feel really mushy and have a strangely long throw for how short the stick is. I prefer printing and making my own 4 ways using nice tact switches

[Hajime]

@Thadiun Okona

Do you have cad / 3d-printing files or can you recomend certain assemblys?

[HILOK]

maybe a ministick would better suit your needs?

 

https://www.google.de/search?q=analog+gamepad+thumbstick

 

[Hajime]

@HILOK

Don't ask me why, I don't get along with these ministicks.

[Thadiun Okona]

3 hours ago, Hajime said:

@Thadiun Okona

Do you have cad / 3d-printing files or can you recomend certain assemblys?

 

 

I didn't make these, the work was done by @TomVR but these are the go to standard if you don't want to model your own..  there are 2 3 and 4 ways and a multitude of hats that were modeled off of real ones, plus the source files if you wanted to start customizing them https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3452944

 

As far as the switches themselves, you can use any 6x6x4.3mm tact switch but imo the best ones are the 500 gram force ones by Omron.. they cost 2-3 times more than the typical ones but it's not like you need a lot so go for performance. Typically they're about 1/2 the force of actuation which end up feeling mushy too. Thrustmaster uses 280gf versions in theirs for reference  

 

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/omron-electronics-inc-emc-div/B3F-1006/1129851

Edited December 13, 2020 by Thadiun Okona
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[Hajime]

Thank you.
I was going to place an orderat mouser anyway.

So it is easier to reach the 50€ limit for free shipping to Germany

[Hajime]

@Thadiun Okona

I tried out the "switch" you suggested. Am I wrong or is these assembly still "one direction at a time"?
Maybe I customize it for that purpose (I need more free time ).