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

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy....I used a plastic set of switches...still had to make a 
base.....made mine out of teak...was easy....used rv switch...try on 
google or ebay....'dual 2 gang on-off 12 volt brown light switch rv 
camper trailer marine boat.....'was inexpensive.....teak base slightly 
larger than box....hollowed out center...urathaned....was able to drill 
and mount from the bottom with no screws showing on top....good 
luck....Joe.n Beth...#245


On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 07:42 AM, Scott Thompson wrote:

> So last weekend I ran the wiring down to the compartments under the 
> shelf. Twisted the ends together temporarily and secured with a wire 
> nut in lieu of a switch. But I'm having trouble finding suitable 
> switches. There are lots of rocker switches designed to be mounted in 
> a panel, but I can't find anything that mounts on a solid surface such 
> as the shelf or the wooden trim on the edge of the shelf. Can anyone 
> point me to a suitable source for a simple 12v rocker switch that can 
> be mounted on (rather than through) a surface?
>
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
>
> On 5/5/2015 7:33 PM, Allan S Field wrote:
>> Scott - I ran 2 switch legs down to the shelf under the aft cabin 
>> lights.
>> Works great!
>>
>> Allan S. Field
>> Sea Shadow - #808
>> Columbia, MD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Scott Thompson
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 6:30 PM
>> To:C320-List at Catalina320.com; C320 email list
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rocker Switch on Aft Cabin Bulkead Lamp
>>
>> 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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