[Boatanchors] WTD: Intercom Switches for Battleship

[Alex Whitaker]

John,

Try King Electronics in Indianapolis....they have a lot of NOS stuff.
You'll probably have to call them on this one...I bet the search feature
on their website won't work with that part.  Their website is at:

http://www.kingelectronics.com/

Good luck,

Alex  


On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 16:20 -0700, J. Forster wrote:
> The volenteers on Battleship Massachusetts at BattleShip Cove in Fall
> River are trying to restore to working condition the xxxx  intercom
> system. Each station has a speaker which doubles as a microphone, an audio
> power amplifier, and the necessary switching.
> 
> The immediate problem is that about 6 of the Talk-Listen switches have
> been damaged beyond repair, likely by excessive force. They do not appear
> to be available, other by special order from the maker, which is well
> beyond the resources available.
> 
> The switches are a bit odd: They are two position rotary switches, but
> momentary contact. One of the two positions is spring loaded, so if the
> knob is released from the TALK , the switch returns home to the LISTEN.
> The switch has two wafers, and each wafer is 3-pole; 2-position.
> 
> The switch was made by Centralab, P/N 2BFX6977.
> 
> Does anyone have a catalog or data sheet that lists this number? Ideally,
> I'd like the part numbers for the actuator part and the phenolic wafers so
> the needed switched could be assembled from bits scavenged from other
> switches.
> 
> Also, does anyone know of a source of such switches or the constituent parts?
> 
> Thanks,
> -John
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