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Westozy
09-01-2007, 07:03 AM
Hi all, does anybody know where I can buy the latching toggle switches for use as Airbus fuel switches? I can't find any in Oz.
Cheers, Gwyn
PS Someone sent me an email titled "737 TQ" and I accidently deleted it....doh! Sorry mate!
flightdeck
09-01-2007, 08:00 AM
Gidday Gwyn,
have you tried COCKPITSONIC? They have a lot of Airbus components!
http://www.cockpitsonic.com/index.php?sid=95eef30e503d1f98e5de2d87dc40cf9a&cl=details&cnid=e7b44302aadc279d7.13132501&anid=2d04173feea192657.33563791&tpl=&listtype=list
Cheers
René
Here you go mate
http://shop.airsimtech.com/store/shop_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=50
If your just after the switches then rs components or farnell online sell them in Aus.
http://www.rsaustralia.com
http://au.farnell.com
Search locking toggle
Gary
Trevor Hale
09-01-2007, 09:22 AM
Hey Gwyn,
I am trying to understand what your after. I can get switches (without the caps) like GSEY showed you for 4 bucks each from the local Radio Shack/Source. It is a standard Toggle Switch "ON OFF" What do you mean by making it latching though? I can't believe you can't get these in OZ?
Can ya help me understand a bit. I would be more then happy to post you a couple. Wouldn't take me long to get em to ya.
Trev
A latching or locking toggle means you have to pull the switch up before you can move it. It is a safety feature and is different from a standard toggle switch.
Gary
Trevor Hale
09-01-2007, 09:33 AM
Ahhhhh.. That makes sense... Perfect, thanks Buddy.
Mike.Powell
09-01-2007, 01:23 PM
NKK Switches (www.nkkswitches.com (http://www.nkkswitches.com)) makes locking toggles. For example see the last page in this short form catalog http://www.nkkswitches.com/pdf/stogglesmedcap.pdf
These are commercial duty rather than aviation types so are "moderately" affordable. In the US, Digikey sells them for US$11~15 a piece depending on the model.
NKK lists Arrow Electronics and Future Electronics as distributors in Australia.
Westozy
09-01-2007, 06:24 PM
Thanks guys for the help, it was under my nose all the time as I have an RS Components catalogue and found them on page 1410.
http://www.rsaustralia.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?obs=sObs&name=SiteStandard&No=0&N=0&Ntk=I18NAll&Ntt=317-594&Nty=1&D=317-594&Ntx=mode%20matchpartial&Dx=mode%20matchpartial&callingPage=/jsp/homePage/homePage.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1966602997.1188685246@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdgaddllikeflicefeceeldgkidhgm.0&cacheID=aunetscape&Nr=avl:au
AUD$13.90ea. Cockpit Sonic 83 Euros, tell em' they're dreaming!
Cheers, Gwyn