28 Sep
2012
28 Sep
'12
6:47 a.m.
From: "geneb": Thursday, September 27, 2012 12:27 PM
On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, ben wrote:
I agree that this would look cool (in a non-authentic sort of way).
I do want to point out, though, that it is a bad idea to make the switch
handles tougher than the underlying switch. Otherwise, bumping the
front of the machine is likely to damage the switches and/or the PCB
that they are attached to. While it is a pain that the handles are a point
of failure, they do protect the stuff behind them.
Perhaps only the pivot axle really needs to be plastic. Thin diameter
ABS rod shouldn't be too hard to find these days :-).
Of course, given a CAD drawing of a handle, it should also be possible
to mill entire handles in plastic. (More practically, mill an aluminum mold
to cast sets of plastic handles.)
Vince
With all the metal shop equipment why is nobody
doing metal
toggle switch handles for PDP toggle switches. This is just looking
the mechanical aspect, not a electrical one.
If I had a good metal chewing CNC machine, I'd be up for it. Just think
of the cool paddles in anodized aluminum.