[sdiy] mouting of miniature toggle switches

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deep welled sockets of the appropriate size work okay too, but be
careful that you put a washer down first so it doesn't touch the panel
surface.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "harry" <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
To: "Rob Mantel" <rob at arachnoids.org>
Cc: "SynthDIYmailinglist" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] mouting of miniature toggle switches


> One way is to use (from the inside of the box...)
>
> Switch
> Hex nut
> lockwasher
> anti-rotation washer (optional)
> PANEL
> hex nut or dress nut.
>
> You tighten the nut from the BACK... use a really thin wrench.
> I ground down a small ignition wrench to the thickness of the
> nut.
>
> The dress nuts come in two varieties. I'd use the ones that are not
> threaded all the way through. Tighten them finger tight from the
>  front... then wrench from behind.
>
> If they are really close together... this is HARD to do
>
> H^) harry
>
> Rob Mantel wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > For quite some time now I've been wondering what the correct way
is to mount
> > small toggle switches on a frontpanel. I'm talking about the
miniature ones
> > that mount in a 1/4" hole.
> >
> > Looking at the pictures in the datasheets, it looks like (from
outside to
> > inside): hex nut, panel, locking ring, lockwasher, hex nut.
> >
> > One problem with this, when you tighten the hex nut at the
outside, how do
> > you prevent it from damaging the panel?
> >
> > Easy solution would be to add an extra flat washer under the
outside hex
> > nut, but these are never? supplied with the switch, and I havn't
been able
> > to find a source for small washers that would fit. You would want
washers
> > with a hole of 1/4", and an outside diameter of only 3/8".
> >
> > Anyone know another way to do this? Or have a source for the
washers that
> > IMHO should be supplied with the switches?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
>
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