Instrument Control Knobs, Sliders, Buttons and Switches
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For shaft sizes and types please see the PDF data sheet
Rotary control knob shaft sizes and types
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- K1C
- K4C
- K5
- K6C
- K7C
- K8
- K85
- K87MAR
- K87MBR
- K88
- K9
- K10
- K11
- K12
- K14
- K15
- K16
- K17
- K18
- K19
- K21
- C18
- C18/SKT
- KM12B
- KM15B
- KM20B
- KMK10
- KMK10E
- KMK25
- KMR
- Shaft Sizes and ColoursColors
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K1C Practical low cost knob, often used in outdoors equipment. Plain black or satin disc version. Marker dot on skirt.
25.4 mm base diameter (skirt), 15.1 mm height, 12 mm shaft depth.
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K5 Marker line on top is optional.
19.5 mm base diameter, 19.2 mm height, 16 mm shaft depth.
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K7C Coloured Colored plastic top available, (mininum 1000).
19.1 mm base diameter, 16 mm height, 14 mm shaft depth.
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K85 Push fit. Skirt, cap or both may have marker line. Translucent model for encoder available. Supplied unassembled. Not available in a rubber finish.
14 mm base diameter (skirt), 18 mm height, 11.5 mm shaft depth.
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K87MAR. Black, rubberised rubberized, soft-touch (K87MAR) or hard-touch (K87MA) with moulded molded colour color top and marker line. Push fit. We can make custom versions subject to acceptable quantities. Knobs are low cost due to volume production. The non-removeable, coloured colored top helps identify colour color coded grouped functions in equipment with lots of controls.
16.2 mm base diameter (skirt), 14.9 mm height, 12.3 mm shaft depth.
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K87MBR Black, soft-touch with moulded molded colour color marker line. For where a more subtle colour color coding is required. Push fit.
16.2 mm base diameter (skirt), 14.9 mm height, 12.3 mm shaft depth.
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K88 Choice of colours colors and caps. 12 mm base diameter, 18 mm height, 11.5 mm shaft depth.
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Please add a shaft fitting and colour color suffix to the end of the part number:
1=6 mm splined, 2=¼″ D, 3=¼″ splined, 4=4 mm D, 5=6 mm D USA, 6=6 mm D.
1=translucent, 2=black, 3=white, 4=grey, =gray, 5=green, 6=yellow, 7=red, 8=blue, 9=brown.
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K9 Separate, push-in cap. The knob and cap can be plain or with a line.
19.5 mm base diameter (skirt), 19 mm height, 13.8 mm shaft depth.
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K10 Separate, push-in cap. The knob and cap can be plain or with a line.
17 mm base diameter, 18.5 mm height, 13 mm shaft depth.
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K11 Separate, push-in cap. The knob and cap can be plain or with a line.
19.5 mm base diameter, 19 mm height, 13.3 mm shaft depth, 7.2 mm collet type.
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K12 Separate, push-in cap. The knob and cap can be plain or with a line.
25.3 mm base diameter, 19.2 mm height, 13.3 mm shaft depth, 7.2 mm collet type.
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K14 Aluminium-clad Aluminum-clad plastic with a diamond-turned finish which is protected from tarnishing and corrosion by a special treatment. Optional marker line.
15mm diameter, 12.5mm height, 10mm shaft depth.
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K15 Aluminium-clad Aluminum-clad plastic with a diamond-turned finish which is protected from tarnishing and corrosion by a special treatment. Optional marker line.
20mm diameter, 13.0mm height, 12mm shaft depth.
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K16 Aluminium-clad Aluminum-clad plastic with a diamond-turned finish which is protected from tarnishing and corrosion by a special treatment. Optional marker line.
30mm diameter, 13.0mm height, 12mm shaft depth.
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K17 Fine, serrated edge, matt,matte, non-reflective finish and a prominent marker line. Initially designed for electronic cosmetic equipment.
29 mm diameter, 12.9 mm height, 10 mm shaft depth.
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K18 Dual finger dimples for fast or slow spin on encoders. Light-weight, medium-weight 35 g, or heavy-weight 50 g for three choices of inertia. The heavier-weight versions give the feel of more expensive, solid, metal.
39.6 mm diameter, 13.5 mm height, 13.5 mm shaft depth.
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K21 A version of C18 available in various shaft fittings and cap colours colors with optional marker line or dot.
19.3 mm diameter, 19.2 mm height, 13.8 mm shaft depth.
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C18 Low cost, black, nylon. Push fix. Pre-fitted caps not removeable. Alternate coloured colored caps no longer available. Marker line has four possible locations. K21 is a version of C18 with a removeable coloured cap.
19.3 mm base diameter (skirt), 16.3 mm height, 15 mm shaft depth.
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C18/SKT Knob and skirt in one piece. The skirt can have a marker line or printed numbers 0-10. Push fit. Coloured Colored caps are not available.
27.8 mm base diameter (skirt), 15 mm height, 13 mm shaft depth.
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KM12B Knurled aluminium aluminum shell on plastic inner. Black, anodised anodized to a very high standard. Diamond-cut marker line. Custom versions are possible subject to quantity.
12 mm diameter, 12 mm height, 10 mm shaft depth. 6 mm splined shaft.
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KM20B Knurled aluminium aluminum shell on plastic inner. High-quality, black, anodised anodized finish relieved by bright, diamond-cut features with a knurled finish on the edge. Printed marker dot or diamond-cut marker line. Custom versions, (coloured, (colored, for example), are possible subject to quantity.
20 mm diameter, 17 mm height, 15 mm shaft depth. Push fit 18T 6 mm splined shaft.
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KMK10 Machined aluminium aluminum shell on a moulded molded plastic inner for professional equipment. Push fit. Other anodised anodized colours colors may be available subject to quantity.
10 mm base diameter, 15 mm height, 11 mm shaft depth.
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KMK10E Machined aluminium aluminum shell on a moulded molded plastic inner for professional equipment. Push fit. Other anodised anodized colours colors may be available subject to quantity.
10.7 mm base diameter, 19 mm height, 11 mm shaft depth.
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KMK25 Machined aluminium aluminum shell on a moulded molded plastic inner for professional equipment. Push fit. Other anodised anodized colours colors may be available subject to quantity.
25 mm base diameter, 15 mm height, 11 mm shaft depth.
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KMR12 to KMR35 Matt Matte black or silver, aluminium-clad aluminum-clad plastic with domed top and smooth, powder-coated finish. 12 to 35 mm diameter. Push fit 18T 6 mm splined shaft. Supplied in plastic moulded molded trays. Other colours colors available, subject to viable quantities.
Shaft Sizes and Colours Colors
The colours colors shown below are for reference only and may not be identical to actual colours. colors. If an exact colour color selection is required we are happy to provide samples for your evaluation. Custom colours colors are available for single and multi colour color moulded molded knobs. Please call us to discuss your specific requirements.
Knob caps can be supplied plain, with a marker line (ML), with a marker dot (MD), or custom legend.
When specifying fixing options, indicate shaft size and type, i.e. screw fix (SF), push fix (‘D’), splined (SPL), or collet.
For shaft sizes and types please see the PDF data sheet
Rotary control knob shaft sizes and types
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Shaft Size: | 4 mm | 4 mm | 4 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm USA | 6 mm | 6 mm | ¼″ | ¼″ | ¼″ | ¼″ | Marker Options |
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Knob Type: | D-spring | collet | screw | splined | D-spring | D-spring | collet | screw | D-spring | splined | screw | collet | |
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K1C | Y | Y | Y | Y | skirt-dot | ||||||||
K4C | ? | Y | body-line | ||||||||||
K5 | Y | Y | cap-line, none | ||||||||||
K6C | ? | Y | cap-dot | ||||||||||
K7C | Y | ? | Y | Y | cap-line | ||||||||
K8 | Y | Y | skirt-dot | ||||||||||
K85 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | cap-line, skirt-line, none | ||||||
K87MAR, K87MBR | ? | Y | Y | Y | body-line | ||||||||
K88 | Y | Y | Y | ? | Y | Y | cap-line | ||||||
K9 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, cap-dot, cap-line, none | ||||
K10 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, cap-dot, cap-line, none | |||
K11 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, cap-line | ||||
K12 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, cap-line | ||||
K14 | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, none | ||||||||
K15 | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, none | ||||||||
K15P | Y | Y | body-dot, body-line, none | ||||||||||
K16 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | body-line, none | |||||||
K17 | ? | ? | Y | body-line | |||||||||
K18 | Y | Y | Y | dimples | |||||||||
K19 | Y | body-dot | |||||||||||
K21 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | cap-line, cap-dot, none | ||||||
C18 | Y | Y | Y | cap-line, none | |||||||||
C18/SKT | Y | Y | Y | Y | skirt-line, numbered | ||||||||
KM12B | Y | body-line, none | |||||||||||
KM15B | Y | body-line | |||||||||||
KM20B | Y | ? | body-dot, body-line | ||||||||||
KMK series | Y | Y | body-line | ||||||||||
KMR series | Y | ? | body-dot, none |
- Y = Yes, available as standard.
- ? = Enquire if required.
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