Got out the lawnmower today to discover the switch was faulty. I shorted it out but Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and only on when my finger was on it. Looked on Ebay but all are just ordinary switches. Is there such a thing as what I want. To replace the switch with the proper type isnt worth it.

sintv wrote:
Got out the lawnmower today to discover the switch was faulty. I shorted it out but Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and only on when my finger was on it. Looked on Ebay but all are just ordinary switches. Is there such a thing as what I want. To replace the switch with the proper type isnt worth it.

An industry standard V3 microswitch should do the job - check the
current ratings - typically 15 amps and then fashion a suitable trigger
handle etc for ease of use. You even buy them with a lever attached
which can be bent to a certain extent.

On Sunday, 8 May 2016 15:07:19 UTC+1, sintv wrote:
Got out the lawnmower today to discover the switch was faulty. I shorted it out
but Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and only on when
my finger was on it.

Apparently available in momentary, but only 1 amp rating

http://www.castelco.co.uk/torpedo_switches.htm

Might be available from RapidOnline as a special order - they carry Castleco / Omeg

Owain

wrote:

sintv wrote:

Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and only on when
my finger was on it.

Apparently available in momentary, but only 1 amp rating

This looks good, apart from the usual Canford problem

http://www.canford.co.uk/IN-LINE-SWITCHES-Rocker-momentary-Belt-clip

On Sunday, 8 May 2016 18:19:15 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote:

sintv wrote:

Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and only on when
my finger was on it.

Apparently available in momentary, but only 1 amp rating

This looks good, apart from the usual Canford problem

http://www.canford.co.uk/IN-LINE-SWITCHES-Rocker-momentary-Belt-clip

:O

On Sunday, 8 May 2016 15:07:19 UTC+1, sintv wrote:
Got out the lawnmower today to discover the switch was faulty. I shorted it out but Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and only on when my finger was on it. Looked on Ebay but all are just ordinary switches. Is there such a thing as what I want. To replace the switch with the proper type isnt worth it.

Google "momentary switch".

Yes and some have a little wheel on the end so the device can roll along the
bit of the lever inside the handle. I used to have a Strimmer that had one
of these. it never went wrong due to the actual switch, it was the naff
plastic of the enclosure that crumbled in the end.
brian

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sintv wrote:
Got out the lawnmower today to discover the switch was faulty. I shorted
it out but Id like to add a torpedo switch that was off when let go and
only on when my finger was on it. Looked on Ebay but all are just
ordinary switches. Is there such a thing as what I want. To replace the
switch with the proper type isnt worth it.

An industry standard V3 microswitch should do the job - check the current
ratings - typically 15 amps and then fashion a suitable trigger handle etc
for ease of use. You even buy them with a lever attached which can be bent
to a certain extent.