[Elecraft] Coaxial Transfer Switches

[Richard Fjeld]

I just bought a DPDT toggle switch to replace a winch control with push 
buttons.  The guy at the counter said his catalog specs showed 50 A at 
12 volts.  That seems hard to believe, but it seems rugged and I needed 
it now.  I bought it at NAPA auto parts.  It was about $12 incl sales 
tax.  One thing that may have driven the price up is that I needed a 
momentary with center off.  They had enough to chose from that he had to 
look it up in his parts book.

Dick, n0ce


On 1/2/2017 2:51 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
> Just did some shopping on the Internet and found transfer switches by Teledyne starting at about $275.  Did not find any Birds, used or otherwise, and the Transcos I found were in the $800 range.  I confess this was a very quick search.
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> Interesting that many if not most of them require 28 VDC.  Anyone know why?  Is that a marine application?  These seem too heavy for aviation.
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> The subject is of interest because I have two MFJ SPDT switches, neither of which I particularly like.  One of them works fine if the switch knob is toggled back and forth a few times.  And that’s the one that’s been indoors all its life.  Anyone found something DPDT, store-bought and acceptable, in a moderate price range?
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> Ted, KN1CBR
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