X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-vw0-f52.google.com ([209.85.212.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5159288 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:34:54 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.212.52; envelope-from=crobinson@medialantern.com Received: by vws10 with SMTP id 10so2970914vws.25 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:34:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.117.105 with SMTP id kd9mr15852148vdb.100.1318811657518; Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:34:17 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.111] (24-151-46-254.dhcp.nwtn.ct.charter.com. [24.151.46.254]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q3sm7806684vdf.22.2011.10.16.17.34.16 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:34:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4E9B7807.9000100@medialantern.com> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:34:15 -0400 From: Chad Robinson User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.2; WOW64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20110929 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Switch Guards References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050404010104010302010305" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050404010104010302010305 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Chris Barber > wrote: > > On the topic of switch guards, I was very surprised at > the extremely scant availability. I found the .5 inch > one mentioned abundantly, however any other types were just > seemingly unavailable. i found one I did like but the only > manufacturer stated contact their venders, and then when i told > them none of their venders had any, and they even verified this, > they said they would make me a deal if i ordered only 250 and pay > tooling cost....thanks but no. > > Oh, there are plenty available, there just aren't any that don't cost more than a decent radio! I've found these two (Ernest mentioned the first one already) are good sources: http://www.mpja.com/SAFETY-COVER-FULL-TOGGLE-YELLOW/productinfo/16103+SW/ http://www.periheliondesign.com/switchguards.htm MPJA sells 1/2" units for standard toggle switches. Eric at Perihelion sells a range of options, including U- and D-shaped side guards for both 1/2" and 1/4" switches. The side guards aren't QUITE as secure as the ones with a hinged flap, but they definitely help. You can also get 1/2" U-channel from McMaster or the Borg and cut these lengths yourself. They may not be the dreamy red-flapper type, but considering how easy they are to make, it's easy, cheap insurance. Regards, Chad --------------050404010104010302010305 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net> wrote:

On the topic of switch guards, I was very surprised at the extremely scant availability.  I found the .5 inch one mentioned abundantly, however any other types were just seemingly unavailable.  i found one I did like but the only manufacturer stated contact their venders, and then when i told them none of their venders had any, and they even verified this, they said they would make me a deal if i ordered only 250 and pay tooling cost....thanks but no.


Oh, there are plenty available, there just aren't any that don't cost more than a decent radio! I've found these two (Ernest mentioned the first one already) are good sources:

http://www.mpja.com/SAFETY-COVER-FULL-TOGGLE-YELLOW/productinfo/16103+SW/
http://www.periheliondesign.com/switchguards.htm

MPJA sells 1/2" units for standard toggle switches. Eric at Perihelion sells a range of options, including U- and D-shaped side guards for both 1/2" and 1/4" switches. The side guards aren't QUITE as secure as the ones with a hinged flap, but they definitely help.

You can also get 1/2" U-channel from McMaster or the Borg and cut these lengths yourself. They may not be the dreamy red-flapper type, but considering how easy they are to make, it's easy, cheap insurance.

Regards,
Chad


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