26-11-2011, 08:47 PM
So, now for a trial fit.
In a nutshell, it fits.
However, a couple of comments:-
It doesn't pull out, so the combination of the knob, the detent spring and the very small difference in the diameters is enough to keep it there.
There's about 3/32" of endfloat on the shaft. There's enough overlap between the contact fingers and the switch blocks to cope, but it does seem a bit much, hence my comment above.
It really does click round very solidly. Actually click is the wrong word because there's no actual clicking noise as with a conventional switch, but it does feel very solid.
So, I think my next step will be a trial assembly of the panels so that I can mark up where the contact fingers fall and see how the postions compare with my Drawing. Also, I should be able to see if that improves the endfloat or whether I need to adjust anything.
More soon.
Alan
In a nutshell, it fits.
However, a couple of comments:-
It doesn't pull out, so the combination of the knob, the detent spring and the very small difference in the diameters is enough to keep it there.
There's about 3/32" of endfloat on the shaft. There's enough overlap between the contact fingers and the switch blocks to cope, but it does seem a bit much, hence my comment above.
It really does click round very solidly. Actually click is the wrong word because there's no actual clicking noise as with a conventional switch, but it does feel very solid.
So, I think my next step will be a trial assembly of the panels so that I can mark up where the contact fingers fall and see how the postions compare with my Drawing. Also, I should be able to see if that improves the endfloat or whether I need to adjust anything.
More soon.
Alan
