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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
...The switches inside the MX Revolution were Omron 2968RN7 D2FC-F-7N(10M), so I'm hoping these will work next time I need them. If not, I'll down others the ones you said you know work, thanks for the info.
Microswitch battles are much more entertaining than mere mouse battles!
Edit: I think the 01Y2RN2 and 2968RN7 are possibly batch numbers. I've seen a lot of various numbers on the D2FC-F-7N switches where all else seems identical.
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Yes it is only the D2F and what follows (and being Omron as seem to be no-name ones around) that one needs worry about.
I have never found much information of the D2FC-F-7N switches that are the original fit in the mice and very few suppliers, apart from on eBay. The impression I get is that the D2FC-F7N and D2F-01F are probably the same switch, certainly all the dimensions are the same, except that the D2FC-s are perhaps taken straight from the D2F- switch production without sorting, or are those that lie on the outer parts of the bell curve distribution for specification after sorting, and then bulk bagged for cheap domestic game device use and distribution to those manufacturers, whereas the D2F-s are sorted from production as to meeting specification, i.e. lie on the central part of the specification bell curve distribution, for professional/higher quality use.
As I say, this is my impression only so may be entirely wrong, but it also does explain why the D2FC-s do not seem to appear at the likes of RS-Components, but do from eBay sellers and other bag breakdown outfits more serving of the likes of hobbyists. It also fits in with my experience of the D2F- switches just feeling to be higher quality in their "sharp" action plus I have yet to have one fail.
Bit of a hobbyhorse really
arising from all the many Revolutions, M705s, etc. I have ever had failing young, but 'tis to be expected that cats have mouse fetishes
. Apologies to the Original Poster if their problem turns out to not be switch bounce ones.