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Offline sukuTopic starter

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Looking for cheap Omron tacktile switch + Cap source / Alternative
« on: September 30, 2024, 12:17:51 pm »
Hi Everyone,

I am using an Omron switch in a product and the plastic cap has gotten really hard to source over the years. Nobody stocks is in decent quantity and the price nowadays is ridiculous! 7c for the switch and 20c for the plastic cap!

https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Tactile-Switches_Omron-Electronics-B3F-4050_C86707.html
https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Switch-accessories-or-Caps_Omron-Electronics-B32-1600_C231316.html

If anyone has a good replacement source for either the cap or the switch and cap with a similar look then I would really appreciate any recommendations.
Ideally I am looking for a part that I can purchase from stock in 10.000+ quantity!

Thank you!
 

Offline Zipdox

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Re: Looking for cheap Omron tacktile switch + Cap source / Alternative
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2024, 12:28:27 pm »
Hi Everyone,

I am using an Omron switch in a product and the plastic cap has gotten really hard to source over the years. Nobody stocks is in decent quantity and the price nowadays is ridiculous! 7c for the switch and 20c for the plastic cap!

https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Tactile-Switches_Omron-Electronics-B3F-4050_C86707.html
https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Switch-accessories-or-Caps_Omron-Electronics-B32-1600_C231316.html

If anyone has a good replacement source for either the cap or the switch and cap with a similar look then I would really appreciate any recommendations.
Ideally I am looking for a part that I can purchase from stock in 10.000+ quantity!

Thank you!
Maybe try contacting Omron directly. 10k quantity seems like it's reaching outside of the realm of conventional distributors.
 

Offline sukuTopic starter

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Re: Looking for cheap Omron tacktile switch + Cap source / Alternative
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2024, 07:33:43 am »
We tried contacting them but they sent us back to distributors... I guess 10k is a problematic order volume... Too much for catalog distributors, too little for the manufacturer...
 


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