02-22-2008, 12:33 AM
Hi Planagan,
Thanks for getting me to think. I guess when I meant wafer, it was the rotatable contact that is missing. Or so I thought.
Your post made me think though. The diagram shows the switch connected to ground, and NOW, I see that there is a small tab on the shaft that will pass through those contacts. Yes! (See pic)
So, I think that the switch would do it's switching task.
(I think the worst is over.
Two problems remain. The actuator on the AC switch, one is indeed broke off. I can manually turn it to ON, and the shaft will rotate to trun it off.
1. I have a NOS switch assembly I will un-rivet and add back.
2. The spring tab that held the ball bearing in. I can see where it had broken off the shaft. (See pic) So I need to create the spring device to hold the BB in. I have some old switches, so I can either rob one, or make another from scratch.
I will have to disassemble the switch anyway to add the AC switch on, then remove the shaft, then add in the ball bearing retainer. It may an hour or two if all goes well. I hope that I can take off the stack of a contact and the spring, (off the shaft) and get it back together.
The stack might be pressed on, or maybe held in by the shaft retaining ring. The Rabbitt will find a way..
Will let you know how the surgery goes, I am up to the challenge so to speak.
Take care my friend,
Gary.
[Image: http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/46496/2...043_rs.jpg]
[Image: http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/45290/2...887_rs.jpg]
Thanks for getting me to think. I guess when I meant wafer, it was the rotatable contact that is missing. Or so I thought.
Your post made me think though. The diagram shows the switch connected to ground, and NOW, I see that there is a small tab on the shaft that will pass through those contacts. Yes! (See pic)
So, I think that the switch would do it's switching task.
(I think the worst is over.
Two problems remain. The actuator on the AC switch, one is indeed broke off. I can manually turn it to ON, and the shaft will rotate to trun it off.
1. I have a NOS switch assembly I will un-rivet and add back.
2. The spring tab that held the ball bearing in. I can see where it had broken off the shaft. (See pic) So I need to create the spring device to hold the BB in. I have some old switches, so I can either rob one, or make another from scratch.
I will have to disassemble the switch anyway to add the AC switch on, then remove the shaft, then add in the ball bearing retainer. It may an hour or two if all goes well. I hope that I can take off the stack of a contact and the spring, (off the shaft) and get it back together.
The stack might be pressed on, or maybe held in by the shaft retaining ring. The Rabbitt will find a way..
Will let you know how the surgery goes, I am up to the challenge so to speak.
Take care my friend,
Gary.
[Image: http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/46496/2...043_rs.jpg]
[Image: http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/45290/2...887_rs.jpg]
