I'm after some small switches for use on a boat, they will beswitching 12 volt lighting so insulation isn't a big issue but theyneed to be at least 5 amp rating.Most of them will need to be surface mounted and I'm having a hardtime finding anything reasonably small and neat. About the best sofar are architrave switches but even these are on the large side forwhat I want.One can get really nice compact toggle and rocker switches from thelikes of CPC and Farnell but I can't find anything (or think of anyway of DIYing) small boxes to mount them in.Any ideas anyone?

A small ABS enclosure, a drill, a saw and a file? Although, personally, for a boat I would go for modular process control push buttons, which can be sealed to IP67 and for which enclosures are readily available.Colin Bignell

Small surface mount switches, maybe architrave switches?

May 19, 2011 22 Replies

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Mike Tomlinson 15 years ago

En el artículo , snipped-for-privacy@isbd.co.uk escribió:

Don't forget the current rating of switches varies according to whether they're switching AC or DC.

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Nightjar 15 years ago

On 20/05/2011 21:25, snipped-for-privacy@isbd.co.uk wrote: ...

When you wrote boat, I assumed a marine environment. For inland waterways, I don't see any problem with using caravan or car electrics.

Colin Bignell

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tinnews 15 years ago

Quite, but I still need to find suitably compact switches with appropriate ratings. Switched for mounting on panels are dead easy to find, every sort and shape available, but ones that will mount on a flat surface are more difficult.

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