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|   March 18, 2008 at 9:28 PM

Good switches - nice height, sturdy feel

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|   April 24, 2009 at 7:49 PM

The pins are too short to be used with a breadboard.

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|   May  6, 2009 at 7:26 PM

Bought dozens of these for a breadboard project. Was disappointed to find that the pins are too short, and it doesn't seat well in the breadboard - while it'd kindof work, they'd fall out regularly.

At the same time, the long push button, (COM-08986) worked really well. I'll be buying those in the future. Tiny variation, huge difference in how it fits in the board.

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|   May 11, 2009 at 0:00 AM

Just bend the pins a little inward and they fit perfectly.

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|   May 12, 2009 at 1:15 AM

They DO NOT stay in this breadboard...

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=112

Straightening the pins DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

The ones sold by Parallax are the same price, are large enough to stradle the center divide, and fit perfectly in a breadboard.

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|   May 15, 2009 at 4:46 AM

I don't use them in the divider

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|   May  9, 2009 at 4:10 PM

If you're in the Dallas area, Tanner Electronics has these exact same buttons for 15¢.

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|   May 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM

Fits perfectly in a breadboard.

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|   May 12, 2009 at 1:17 AM

They may fit perfectly in YOUR breadboard but that does not mean the fit in EVERY breadboard.

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|   May 15, 2009 at 4:45 AM

lol? Ok then, They fit in a 0.1 inch spaced breadboard(aka the standard breadboard :) i have your breadboard from here and 2 from parallax and a small one from here too and they fit perfectly the way i use them. I don't put them in the center.)

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|   May 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM

> lol?

You find it funny that these buttons do not work as advertised for me?

> Ok then, They fit in a 0.1 inch spaced breadboard(aka the standard breadboard :)

They do not stay in my standard breadboards. One of them literally pops out like a spring.

> I don't put them in the center

Neither do I. They are way too short to straddle the center divide.

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|   May 22, 2009 at 11:01 AM

Well if they don't work for you, try to get a RMA number and try to return them.

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|   August  6, 2009 at 1:47 PM

Nice little buttons. They do fit well in the mini ( railless ) breadboards they sell here, but I can't get em to fit in any of my Elenco or Archer (Tandy) boards.

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|   October 22, 2009 at 10:40 PM

Hi,
I also have problems getting them stay in the 830-pin Pololu breadboards (http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/352)

They do fit fine the wrong way around (ie the flat sides of the pins parallel to the connected lines), but then they're useless since they're always on...
Would be ok across the divide, but the divide is too wide (4 steps)

My solution: straighten the pins (not enough on it's own as noted by others), then rough them up by plating them with solder

HTH, Jonathan

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|   October 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM

I was wondering if anyone knew where to find the data sheet for this part. Any help is appreciated

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|   December 31, 2009 at 7:33 PM

http://octopart.com/info/Omron/B3F-1000

There's a datasheet + all the pertinent info there.

You can get these from Mouser too, Mouser part # 653-B3F-1000