Does anyone know where to buy this componet?

Hello! I dont know what this selector switch is called nor where to buy it? Perhaps thats where you come in brave arduino warrior,see ive scrounged the depths of electronic hobbyist sites and have yearned to find a name of my lover, please link me the location of my future item and you shall have your name raised on high!


A beauty of a switch is she not?

A rotary dial of some sorts?

Thank you in advance my ard-hero

How would we know from these pictures?

My guess it's probably a rotary encoder, but your photos don't really help.

Er...a simple "I'm looking for this component" would have sufficed. Save the prose for your creative writing class.

You don't have a lot of fun in your life, do you?

@do_not_sleep Yes, it's most definitely a rotary encoder. You can find some schematics for these watches at github, however that part has only nondescript labels like U2 or U7.

I'd try an image search for sth. like "flat/sideways/horizontal rotary encoder" (to find sth. like this) and use the more promising as search terms at the usual electronics component sellers.

Jan

I do. But I do admit that my fun is maximized whenever information is easily accessible. And I also admit that I absolutely love art in many forms, but don't have a particular penchant for poetry. Finally, while I admit that there are parallels between art and technology at a conceptual level, mixing them as OP did is in my opinion counterproductive.

It's not.

It's a Normally Open (NO) Single Pole Double Throw (SPDT) switch with centre return spring to the open position.

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I believe it is this part:

Note that the part is labeled "PL3" on the schematics provided by the creator of that watch.

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You clearly have little experience of switches then. Clear not a rotary encoder to me.
It looks like an (on)-off-(on) momentary switch (often used in place of a rotary encoder, that much is true).

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No need to feed your ego, here. Let's say I was a bit distracted by the poetic style of OP's post. :wink: Of course, you and the others are right.

I know exactly what you mean!
:wink:

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Check your facts before answering, especially it you are going to claim certainty

I think the ego issue was yours :slight_smile:

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My ego was under the impression to be able to help. Turns out I was wrong.

Happened to you before, too. No need to speculate about the reasons.

PaulRB you have completed the quest! Your name will be raised high on the pyramid of life! Some have answered the call of my quest,but you have done so simply and with nobility.

Please take this as token of my graditude!
(Makes this answer the solution to the post)
And may the gods shine upon thee arduino-hero!!

I was high AF pretending to be a video game npc sir

Please see reason below

LOL

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