[C320-list] Rocker Switch on Aft Cabin Bulkead Lamp

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy.....Made that improvement this winter. ...Remove lights, remove 
teak trim board, and padded piece below. then you will see the chase the 
wires run in. I brought one lead from each lamp down right behind 
portlight then into the hollow space behind wall panel. as the wires 
(white) are hard to see aft of the portlight plastic trim. Placed a 
surface mounted switch on a piece of teak, on the horizontal shelf. If I 
were to do it again, I would run the wires out aft into lazerette, down, 
then back under the shelf. Works great! Also put led bulbs in....big 
improvement. I also added a shelf on aft bulkhead above the existing 
one.....doubled the storage area.   Call or email if you want more 
info....Joe n Beth....#245....631 473 3140  


On Tue, May 05, 2015 at 06:29 PM, Scott Thompson wrote:

> So has anyone figured out a quick and easy way to add remote switches 
> to these lamps so that you can turn them on/off without getting 
> halfway out of bed?
>
> On 5/4/2015 11:58 PM, sailor3952 at charter.net wrote:
>>
>>  Skippers, our aft cabin bulkhead swivel light fixtures had grumpy 
>> rocker switches. (Sheet Music, #945) One finally gave up and failed 
>> completely and the other required coaxing by snapping it on/off 
>> numerous times before it decided to work.
>> Forget the Ace Hardware and Radio Shack stores.  After considerable 
>> time surfing switch suppliers online,  I located the exact 
>> replacement switch that fits the cutout opening in the lamp base. 
>> They snapped in just like the OEM parts. Same exact size.
>> Here is the source.
>> Mouser Electronics, 800-346-6873, www.mouser.com
>> Mouser part no. 629-GRS-4011-0140
>> Description: SPST On-Off Rocker switch.
>> Here is the best part. $0.86 each. YES!
>> No minimum order either. $1.72 for both switches and five bucks 
>> economy shipping. Had them 5 days later.  Reinstalled the lamps with 
>> the new switches and they work great.
>> Kaare & Mary Wold
>> Sheet Music
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