Okay inventors, here's an idea that is needed. And it will be easy. All I
ask is to send me one for free for the idea. I recently bought an American
Rotary phase convertor. It has a push button on and off switch. My building
is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
convertor to turn it off and on, sometimes for only for a few seconds. How
about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could be carried on
your belt or pocket? I thought about mounting a couple of car doors, with
the up-down push button pointing at the switch, but I'm sure there's an
easier way! (just kidding). After I get my free one, send me a post card
from the Bahama's when you get rich from my idea!
Dixon

"Dixon" wrote in message
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Okay inventors, here's an idea that is needed. And it will be easy. All I
ask is to send me one for free for the idea. I recently bought an American
Rotary phase convertor. It has a push button on and off switch. My
building is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my
phase convertor to turn it off and on, sometimes for only for a few
seconds. How about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could
be carried on your belt or pocket? I thought about mounting a couple of
car doors, with the up-down push button pointing at the switch, but I'm
sure there's an easier way! (just kidding). After I get my free one, send
me a post card from the Bahama's when you get rich from my idea!
Dixon


They already make them for woodworking dust collectors.
http://www.pennstateind.com/store/LR220-3.html

Paul K. Dickman

On Jun 7, 10:31*am, "Dixon" wrote:
...How
about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could be carried on
your belt or pocket?

Buy "The Clapper", mask normal shop noise with a pillow, and carry a
revolver with blanks to operate it.

"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Jun 7, 10:31 am, "Dixon" wrote:
....How
about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could be carried on
your belt or pocket?

Buy "The Clapper", mask normal shop noise with a pillow, and carry a
revolver with blanks to operate it.

They have the clapper with a remote now

Robert

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Jim Wilkins wrote:

On Jun 7, 10:31*am, "Dixon" wrote:
...How
about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could be carried on
your belt or pocket?

Buy "The Clapper", mask normal shop noise with a pillow, and carry a
revolver with blanks to operate it.

Just use a normal metal button placed where a rubber bullet from your
..38 can activate it. For short range no powder needed, just the primer


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Dixon wrote:
Okay inventors, here's an idea that is needed. And it will be easy. All I
ask is to send me one for free for the idea. I recently bought an American
Rotary phase convertor. It has a push button on and off switch. My building
is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
convertor to turn it off and on, sometimes for only for a few seconds. How
about a nice wireless car door type on-off switch that could be carried on
your belt or pocket? I thought about mounting a couple of car doors, with
the up-down push button pointing at the switch, but I'm sure there's an
easier way! (just kidding). After I get my free one, send me a post card
from the Bahama's when you get rich from my idea!
Dixon



Those have been around for a LONG time. You can even buy the plug in
version from Wal~Mart if you like. Comes with a SMALL on/off rocker remote.
It switches a 110 load of up to 10 amps. Just use a contactor rated for
your load and switch it with the remote.

--
Steve W.

"Steve W." wrote: (clip) My building
is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
convertor to turn it off and on,(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I actually saw this in the basement of an old Berkeley house: A bare light
bulb with a pull chain, mounted under the floor joists, half way between the
side door and the rear door. Ropes, levers and pulleys made it possible to
turn the light on or off from either doorway.

Which reminds me of a cartoon I saw once, of a guy sitting on a scaffolding,
in the middle of his living room, reading the paper under a single bare
light bulb. His wife is telling a neighbor: "He's not good at electricity,
but he's a pretty good carpenter."

On Jun 7, 10:31*am, "Dixon" wrote:
Okay inventors, here's an idea that is needed. And it will be easy. All I
ask is to send me one for free for the idea. I recently bought an American
Rotary phase convertor. It has a push button on and off switch. ...
Dixon

When it is running and you shut off the breaker that feeds it, wait a
bit, and turn it back on, does the converter start up again?

If it does you should be able to control it with a big contactor.

If it needs a button push to restart it's more complicated.

On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:22 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote:


"Steve W." wrote: (clip) My building
is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
convertor to turn it off and on,(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I actually saw this in the basement of an old Berkeley house: A bare light
bulb with a pull chain, mounted under the floor joists, half way between the
side door and the rear door. Ropes, levers and pulleys made it possible to
turn the light on or off from either doorway.

Which reminds me of a cartoon I saw once, of a guy sitting on a scaffolding,
in the middle of his living room, reading the paper under a single bare
light bulb. His wife is telling a neighbor: "He's not good at electricity,
but he's a pretty good carpenter."

When electrical power first became available in our area (1948) there
were a number of "electricians" competing for the business of wiring
houses for people who had never had electricity. One particular
"electrician" was cheaper than all the rest - his version of an
electrical service consisted of a 30A. fused disconnect feeding a four
circuit fuse panel from a two wire 120V. drop. Stairway lighting was
controlled by a long string on the pull chain of a keyed lampholder.
Needless to say, when the owners started to discover the convenience
of electrical appliances, they soon found out what a "bargain" they
had got in their wiring job. Electrical inspection became much more
stringent and several inspectors "retired"
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Gerald Miller wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:22 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote:

"Steve W." wrote: (clip) My building
is 100' long, and I am constantly walking back and forth to my phase
convertor to turn it off and on,(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I actually saw this in the basement of an old Berkeley house: A bare light
bulb with a pull chain, mounted under the floor joists, half way between the
side door and the rear door. Ropes, levers and pulleys made it possible to
turn the light on or off from either doorway.

Which reminds me of a cartoon I saw once, of a guy sitting on a scaffolding,
in the middle of his living room, reading the paper under a single bare
light bulb. His wife is telling a neighbor: "He's not good at electricity,
but he's a pretty good carpenter."

When electrical power first became available in our area (1948) there
were a number of "electricians" competing for the business of wiring
houses for people who had never had electricity. One particular
"electrician" was cheaper than all the rest - his version of an
electrical service consisted of a 30A. fused disconnect feeding a four
circuit fuse panel from a two wire 120V. drop. Stairway lighting was
controlled by a long string on the pull chain of a keyed lampholder.
Needless to say, when the owners started to discover the convenience
of electrical appliances, they soon found out what a "bargain" they
had got in their wiring job. Electrical inspection became much more
stringent and several inspectors "retired"

When they rewired the house I grew up in,
my dad gave me the old wire and fusebox
The incoming wire was cloth insulated, about
12 or 10 gauge. The "fusebox" was a 2 pole
knife switch with 2 integral plug fuses.
No branch circuits or fuses and no ground
anywhere. This would have been early 60's.