On 12/6/2016 2:33 PM, Eli the Bearded wrote:
In rec.woodworking, Electric Comet wrote:

like the big arcade style switches on machines

easy to see and easy to hit and have a solid feel and sound

one concern is how they perform in a dusty environment

anyone here added arcade style switches to their equipment

I have, but not to woodworking equipment. I replaced a power switch on
one of my computers, and also have used one for an alarm clock. The
arcade buttons are a plastic cap on a sealed Cherry D44X switch:

Technical drawing of arcade switch and enclosu
http://www.arcadespareparts.com/scre...254_12131.html

Datasheet on the Cherry D4 series
http://www.datasheetarchive.com/dl/4...7987a91/P/d44x

These are reasonable well sealed and I expect would be fine in a high
dust environment.

Elijah
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used to see D4 switches all the time in copiers and laser printers


Thanks. I didn't think it was something like that.

I would think a better solution would be the Grizzly Magnetic switches
with both on and off and emergency shutoff (that won't restart until
reset (pulled out and twisted) )

I bought a bunch of them recently for $6.99

That ability to safely shut off if the power goes out is worth the price.

I notice they have 2 one for 110v and one for 120..

http://www.grizzly.com/products/110V...f-Switch/H8240


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Jeff