USED and tested, classic old Chrome finish power toggle switch ex audio equipment
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So useful if you are restoring OLD electronic equipment and want to retrofit an authentic classic power switch, made the way things used to be made - very well manufactured with human skills, before the "rise of the machines". This switch was extracted from some equally classic audio equipment (film projection system) from way back in the mists of time.
I personally just love these old style heavy toggle switches with that nice audible "click" when operated, the way switches SHOULD be - none of this 'mamsy pamsy' soft touch switch technology ... there is nothing like that tactile feedback from a good old toggle switch.
NSF CONTROLS - Toggle Switch
Country of origin: England
Here is a photograph of the stamped switch rear
Circa 1950's ~ 1970's
Contact configuration: Single Pole Single Throw
Rating (stamped into the front metal section) is 3A 250V ~
Squat, round, bevel shaped activation lever is 12.2mm length and has a Chrome finish
Black body of the switch is, I believe, Bakelite not modern thermoplastics. I made some Bakelite tests and did lift off the tell-tale Yellow/Brown residue and Oh my, love that smell of formaldehyde in the morning!
You cannot get inside this switch, the various sections have two rivets holding them together and any attempt to get inside would undoubtly destroy the switch. This is a good thing because the contact points are completely insulated from the nasty world outside.
Chassis/Panel mounting & supplied with two nuts, one to hold the switch in position and the other nut is a Chrome plated "finishing" nut
Requires 11.5mm hole for the panel mounting
Toggle lever: 12.2mm length x 6mm diameter at the "fat end"
Solder tag terminations (2)
Designed for AC power switching, maximum contact rating is 3A @ 250V ~
DIMENSIONS:
Switch Body (NOT including the activation paddle): 12.7mm W x 24.7mm H x 13.3mm D
11.25mm OD x 9mm length front metal thread for the nuts, plenty of length for most panel mounts
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED Tested
Clean
Physical toggle action is positive and secure in both directions.
Contact resistance checked, measures well below 1 Ohm (approximately 0.09 Ohm) although my available DC resistance measuring equipment is not entirely reliable when values reach the sub-One Ohm level. I have checked both closed and open resistance. All is good here.
Solder tags are relatively clear of previous solder and the body is unaffected by the previous de-soldering i.e no heat stress.
This switch is now nice and comfortable within a sealed clear plastic packet, waiting to bring another piece of equipment back to life! (It's alive! It's alive!)
