Notes about component heights, swapping rotary and toggle switches

Schematics/panel_mount_component_sizes.txt

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+Z heights between base and panel:
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+- 60mm slider - 7mm, with 3-4mm extra space available
+- mini toggle switch - 9.5mm, +5mm extra space
+- micro toggle switch - 7mm, +4mm extra
+- pushbutton panel mounts - 8.6mm, +4mm extra
+- thunkicons - 8.9mm, +3.5mm, make sure to use 7.5mm holes, not 6mm
+- alpha pots - 9.8mm, +2mm
+- rotary - 11.5mm, +3.5mm  -- biggest by far, maybe 12.6mm?
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+- other rotaries:
+SR2511 series are 11.43?  Maybe more?
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+Distance between pcb and front panel:
+9.8mm (alpha pots)
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+sliders: ~3mm a
+mini toggle: ample space above pcb
+micro toggle: probably too short without extra spacers, use mini toggle
+pushbuttons: ample space above
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+11.75mm (existing 1p12t rotaries, use 11.25mm holes to minimize distance)
++1.6mm (pcb) = 13.35mm
+sliders: 2mm above panel (cutting it very close, would need to glue knobs)
+thunkicons: tight, but could work with printed spacers
+mini toggle: 2.5mm above panel, tight but possible
+micro toggle: 0mm above panel; could work with spacer but it will be very tight
+pushbuttons: just enough for nut, but could also use a non-metal spacer underneath
+alpha pots: tight, only 1/2 turn for nut
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+11mm - rotary, SR2511 style, with very large 17.5mm panel hole+snip off pin, add holes for the four plastic clips
++1.6mm (pcb) = 12.75mm
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+sliders: 3mm above panel, tight but possible
+mini toggle: 4mm above panel, ample
+thunkicons: probably too tight; could work with printed spacers and existing lead lengths
+alpha pots: barely enough to attach knob
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