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

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy Dick.....I fully concure...But I have a penchant for doing 
everything the hardest possible way! Why not use a 2 x 10 when a 2 x 4 
will suffice? Joe


On Tue, May 05, 2015 at 07:12 PM, Dick Walker wrote:

> It is simpler to cut the wires in the closet
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> Cheers
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> Dick Walker
> 740 Olive Ave.
> Coronado ,CA 92118
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>> On May 5, 2015, at 16:10, Elizabeth Schwartz  wrote:
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>> 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
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>>> On Tue, May 05, 2015 at 06:29 PM, Scott Thompson wrote:
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>>> 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?
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>>>> On 5/4/2015 11:58 PM, sailor3952 at charter.net wrote:
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>>>> 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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