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Title: APU switch
Post by: tennyson on January 15, 2013, 10:18:31 PM
I'm not sure that I've asked this before, but does anybody know where I might buy an APU start switch?

Obviously it needs to be a OFF/ON/MOM.

Everywhere I've looked only has ON/OFF/ON or the reverse.

Any help would be appreciated,



Frank Cooper
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: fordgt40 on January 15, 2013, 11:26:27 PM
Quote from: tennyson on January 15, 2013, 10:18:31 PM
I'm not sure that I've asked this before, but does anybody know where I might buy an APU start switch?

Obviously it needs to be a OFF/ON/MOM.

Everywhere I've looked only has ON/OFF/ON or the reverse.

Any help would be appreciated,



Frank Cooper

Ebay is the answer  :) Do a search on on/off/mom

Edit

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Miniature-Toggle-Switch-SPDT-ON-OFF-MOM-3-poles-3-positions-MTS-123-3C-/320870978327?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&hash=item4ab5669317 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Miniature-Toggle-Switch-SPDT-ON-OFF-MOM-3-poles-3-positions-MTS-123-3C-/320870978327?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&hash=item4ab5669317)

David
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: Nat Crea on January 16, 2013, 12:04:19 AM
Frank try FDS...Im sure they have them (not real)

Nat
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: mickc on January 16, 2013, 02:45:09 AM
Hi

I just bought one last week on Ebay.

Locking toggle, pull to release. Locks in the ON position, spring loaded to the start position


[ebay]http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/310395187436[/ebay]

They still have a lot left. :)

I actually bought all the correct style of Honeywell locking toggle switches for the whole flight deck, all brand new, on Ebay
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: jskibo on January 16, 2013, 02:45:58 AM
Here's the Carling data sheet (same switches as FDS uses)

http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/65/Carling-TS-F-Series-7848.pdf (http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/65/Carling-TS-F-Series-7848.pdf)

6FA53 is an Off-None-(On)
6FC57 is an On-Off-(On)

Mouser has them all cheap in the States.....



Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: tennyson on January 16, 2013, 02:53:14 AM
Thanx David.

I ordered 2 of those. Will see if they do the trick.

And Nat, Happy New Year, mate. See you've got the sim flying, huh?
I tried FDS, Nat, but I think Peter told me to check the electrical suppliers.

I'm moving to a new house in the next few weeks with a new dedicated room for the sim, with enough room for a wrap around screen set-up like yours, Nat.



Frank Cooper
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: tennyson on January 16, 2013, 02:57:52 AM
Again, I see that there is ON/OFF/MOM.

Can you just use the ON as an off and the OFF as an on?

I like the look of the mouser ones, they are the larger toggle switches, too.


Thanx Guys,


Frank Cooper
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: Nat Crea on January 16, 2013, 03:10:34 AM
Happy New Year Coops

Youve definitely been bitten by the curse of the Sim Bug!

Not happy about this plasma talk  ;D

Nat
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: jskibo on January 16, 2013, 03:35:09 AM
Quote from: tennyson on January 16, 2013, 02:57:52 AM
Again, I see that there is ON/OFF/MOM.

Can you just use the ON as an off and the OFF as an on?

I like the look of the mouser ones, they are the larger toggle switches, too.


Thanx Guys,


Frank Cooper

Depends on the software.  On ProSim, if you have three functions to a switch and assign two, it assumes if it doesn't see a switch in one of the two assigned positions it must be in the not assigned state, so yes you could
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: Nat Crea on January 16, 2013, 03:38:59 AM
Yep same goes with InterfaceIT...you can assign OFF as ON and vice verca.

Nat
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: tennyson on January 16, 2013, 06:26:59 AM
That's exactly what I wanted to hear...or read.

Thanx a heap, guys.

And don't worry Nat, I'll be comin at ya soon to pick ya brains about a three projector-curved screen set-up.



Frank Cooper
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: fsaviator on January 16, 2013, 09:01:42 AM
I have one I will not be using if you still want one.
Title: Re: APU switch
Post by: tennyson on January 29, 2013, 06:26:40 AM
Thanx Warren, but I ended up buying a Cutler Hammer switch. It's a beauty.

Cost quite a few bucks, but hey, you ain't gonna take it with you, are you? (the money I mean, not the sim....)



Frank Cooper