Daylight robbery - eStop switches

[norty303]

Why do they cost so much??

I just had to buy 2 DPST 2NC switches, and they cost me £30 each!

What's even worse is that the same product is £5+vat more expensive from Farnell, than it is from CPC where I bought it (and they're essentially the same company!)

Farnell had a better range of specs/docs available, but I think it's poor practise charging more on your more 'professional' oriented site, than it is on the consumer one.

[Robin]

My vote for the best manufacturer of human machine interfaces is EAO.
Their switches are the nicest I've ever worked with and their illuminated interfaces are just plain cool:

[soforene]

They have buttons.
They light up.
Hardly worth making a song and dance (and flashy commercial) about.

[dnar]

E-stops are tested to higher standards I would think.

They are a "safety" device, that always lifts the price, but not as much as sticking "medical" or "military" use only on it!