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Projects => General Questions => Topic started by: Philthy on July 27, 2017, 01:21:34 AM

Title: Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement
Post by: Philthy on July 27, 2017, 01:21:34 AM
Never to old to learn I say...

This post has on the current BananaGanger Build Report thread has me interested as I adopt a similar practice to the OP.

Quote from: EBK on July 24, 2017, 09:57:38 AM
I'm nitpicking here, but would this look better with the lock washers inside instead of outside?

What am I, and the OP, doing wrong?
Title: Re: Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement
Post by: thesmokingman on July 27, 2017, 02:54:11 AM
lock washers only really work when they have something metal and immobile to dig into ... so inside the case is where they belong.
Title: Re: Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement
Post by: davent on July 27, 2017, 03:53:37 AM
Yes... inside and drill a dimple for the washer numb to lock into just like for a pot.
dave
Title: Re: Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement
Post by: Philthy on August 01, 2017, 11:37:07 PM
ah, I am looking at the wrong washer. I was referring to the one on the footswitch with the plastic washer and locking star washer.
Title: Re: Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement
Post by: kgull on August 02, 2017, 12:31:55 AM
Yep, locking star washer goes on the inside of the enclosure, not the outside. Not only does it look nicer, it actually works better because it literally "locks" the body of the switch to the inside of the enclosure.
Title: Re: Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement
Post by: davent on August 02, 2017, 02:59:35 AM
For some reason my brain was thinking toggle switch, must have just come from reading a thread about those. In any case starwashers/lockwashers inside, a must have for jacks and work well for pots if you don't want to use the anti spin tabs.
dave