I'm looking for a good old-fashioned mongo DPDT knife switch. Like, 4 inches across if possible.
Radio Shack sells a modern teeny styrene one but in my head the it should somehow be big and heavy, thick bakelite or even better ceramic.
Are these in current use anywhere in the electrical trade, or just collector's items?
I still see these in hardware stores every now and again.
Tom
They were in regular us in Spain of all places, we have a selection displayed on our home website:
Although most ours are new, we don't have any 'spares' for sale, but if you need one and nothing else will do, have a look on ebay
Peter
-- Peter A Forbes Prepair Ltd, Rushden, UK snipped-for-privacy@easynet.co.uk
Tim,
Will search classic ee oldies stash and report. I do beleive I have what I call a Frankenstein switch.
Marc
Look inside mains disconnect wall boxes, You'll see DPST knife switch construction. Or do you really want a vanity device?
RL
Can't you make one with a large hacksaw blade, and the wooden handle from a skipping rope? I'm not sure what you'd use for the clips part, maybe bits of a fuse holder pressed together.
I'm sure it's the sort of thing that was described in the old books for boys about electricity.
Michael
has them for $3 to $4.
Al
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