Charlie,
Thanks for the info, but I've sworn off the Carling switches. All the
recently reported strobe system switch failures have been the Carling
700 series.
Honeywell has a series of toggle switches recommended by Bob Nuckolls
in the AeroElectric Connection forum. I installed a SPST Honeywell
toggle switch (part #11TS95-2) from DigiKey to control my strobe
system. It is the same size and appearance as the Carling 700 series.
A bit more expensive, but more robust. So far, no problems.
Check out: http://sensing.honeywell.com/index.cfm?
ci_id=140301&pr_id=124570&productList=124570
Charlie Brame
RV-6A N11CB
San Antonio
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Time: 10:38:21 AM PST US
From: Charles Kuss <chaskuss@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Strobe switch problem
Charlie,
I obtained my Carling Technologies 15 amp rated switches from
Waytek Wire. They
had the best pricing. See
http://order.waytekwire.com/productdetail/M37/44266
http://order.waytekwire.com/productdetail/M37/44251
http://order.waytekwire.com/productdetail/M37/44253
http://order.waytekwire.com/productdetail/M37/44259
On items such as my Piper style pitot tube (heated), I used a DPST
switch, as the
pitot has two heating elements. In this fashion, each element has
it's own
pair of contacts, and amperage through each set of contacts is halved
(compared
to using a SPST switch)
Charlie Kuss
