Operator buttons

Does anyone know where I can get one of those operator buttons?

Like the ones in this picture.

Sorry you can't see it here is the URL. The picture is the 5th one down ont this site.http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun_online/blog/index.cfm?entry=85cd7d0d-49ed-4fea-acf4-fd8e3232f244

Solidifying my feeling that you can get just about anything from Grainger. :)

Check out the "Illuminated Pushbuttons", "Pushbutton Legend Plates", and "Pushbutton Lenses" sections.

Hmm. I could make my very own E-Stop button for my computer system.

I'd be cool.

Why do you want one?

Actually, Grainger isn't an Allen Bradley supplier so you can't get the exact buttons he seeks. You'd need to goto an autorized AB dealer.

The series you'd be looking for is the 800T series but be aware, most of those illuminated AB buttons run over $75 a piece. The Estops are even more.

Next thing you'll want is the Panelview 550 that's in that pic. Be prepared to shell out about $2000 for a refurbished one.

Ebay it. You will be able to find used buttons for $10-$30 usually. It might take a while to find the button(s) your looking for at a decent price. You can always get what you want if you shell out the money.

The hardest button I've tried to get ahold of is a blue illuminated pushbutton with a guard.

Why is this in the TTD section?

I am sort of curious. After reading through all of these posts, it would seem that a lot of you have buttons. What for?

Why, to push...but of course. ;)

MrScott

Yeah, and to make you feel like you're operating a coaster while you're driving the car around. At least, thats what I would do, try and make my car look cool.

Somehow, I fail to see how a lit up button would make your car cool. Then again, I don't get how spinning rims make your car cool, so maybe I'm just out of it....

LOL- I am completely illiterate within something like this, but could these sort of buttons be used like a light switch...but two seprate buttons?

For a light-switch it would be simpler to use a toggle switch.
Perhaps an 800T-H2A, or an 800T-H17A if you want a longer lever...

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Some people spend their time playing golf. Others spend a great deal at clubs and bars. I spend a lot of time doing automation stuff.

Right now I'm spending time on a set of 10 C44-9CW 7 1/4 inch gauge 1/8th scale gasoline-electric locomotives. They have to be durable and run in snow, rain, heat, and other harsh weather. El-cheapo parts won't do. I need parts that can take abuse and last. Electronics are notorious for failing if left exposed. Properly designed buttons, switches, enclosures, and circuits can make the difference between happy customer or not. I've already decided on the engine that will be used, but I'm still nit picking alternator/motors and how to design the drive in between. I'm trying to get a good balance between power and realistic operation while keeping reliability as high as possible. If I finally decide on final parts and design, I will produce 10. I figure this will allow me to sell 8 or 9 and have one or two for myself.

While a button is no where near as important as another part, it can be a real pain if it fails. This gets doubly true if you can't tell exactly what is wrong without a lot of testing. When intermittent failures occur, it can get ugly to the point where parts are randomly replaced in search for the problem.

The question I have to ask myself is do I want a product that works harder than me or something that sits in the shop a lot of the time? No machine is any better than it's weakest part. If one fails, the whole machine fails. That is exactly what I want to avoid. Even if I can't get what I want in terms of Ebay'ed buttons, I can justify the $100+ per button if it means reliability.

Ralph Wiggum said:
Somehow, I fail to see how a lit up button would make your car cool.

Not only will it make your car look cool, it EASILY adds 250-300 HP.

I was trying to stay away from part #'s Dave.. ;)

And those switches aren't cheap either.

Ralph Wiggum said:
Somehow, I fail to see how a lit up button would make your car cool.

(sighs) Can you seriously not see the sarcasm?

~the clean up crew~

To use two buttons as an on-off circuit, you need one normally open momentary, one normally closed momentary, and a double pole relay.

Incredibly common in start-stop circuits.

Rob: It's just that by quoting part numbers, I can maintain the illusion that I actually know what I am talking about, since most people here don't immediately think to check AB's on-line catalog and part-number builder. :)

Never mind that I have no professional need whatsoever for switches of that type...!

--Dave Althoff, Jr.