I think they were called Tineon and were made by Leecraft.
They came with a "speednut".
Chuck KE9UW
---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 13:08:50 -0400
>From: "Will Matney" <craxd1@ezwv.com>
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Ratshack switches
>To: amps@contesting.com
>
>Dick,
>
>It makes one wonder how many of us had that happen too, not
just on here. I didn't take mine back but should have for a
refund. Of course they could have argued we burnt them up,
which is a bunch of hoopla too! The other version they have
is a good switch and the one I use. You can lay the heat to
it without any damage. I'll have to try and get in the shop
and see what the two part numbers are though. I do know one
is solid red and the other is red with the "O" on it for off
and on. I cant remember right off which was which.
>
>This brings up a topic for all. I would like to find the
manufacturer of the old neon lamp holders which most slid a
tinnerman nut on to hold it in from the back. B&K and
Heathkit both used these on their test equipment. I bought
some similar but smaller from Mouser one time. A LED is all
that will fit those. I'd like to find the ones made for neon
lamps like the old ones. You could get them in clear, amber,
and red. They're solid clear plastic with a head on one end
about 5/16" O.D. and stick out about a 1/4". the body is
1/4" O.D. and about 5/8" long. All one piece molded clear
plastic. They mount tight in a 1/4" hole, then you take a
1/4" tinnerman nut and press over the back to hold it in.
Those were the slickest way to mount a lamp. B&K used them
back when the chassis were painted black and gold color.
They used them mostly as a power indicator and a good bit on
the tube testers like the 747. If anyone knows where to get
these, it would be much appreciated!
>
>Best,
>
>Will
>
>
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>On 5/9/05 at 11:50 AM Hanson, Dick wrote:
>
>>Will...
>>I have had the same exact problem!
>>Thanks for your post, and yes, I now avoid them altogether.
>>73
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-
bounces@contesting.com]
>>On Behalf Of Will Matney
>>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:42
>>To: amps@contesting.com
>>Subject: [Amps] Ratshack switches
>>
>>I don't know if any has experienced this but figured I'd
mention it to
>>save some money. I bought some rocker switches at Radio
Shack, the ones
>>that look like the square rocker switches, but mount in a
round hole.
>>Now they have two types, this was the smaller of the two.
I checked the
>>operation with a meter before I installed one in a
chassis. Next, I
>>installed it, adding the nut, then checked it again,
worked fine. I then
>>soldered on the wire to the lugs. This was 20 gauge solid
which takes
>>about a whole 3 seconds to solder the joint. After this, a
test found it
>>went bad. I tried several after this, thinking maybe I
just got one bad
>>one. Not so, every one did this and was toast. If they
supply solder
>>terminals, which all are, they surely should withstand a
whole 3 seconds
>>of the soldering iron. So, watch out for these as the one
type is just a
>>quick waste of cash. I'll try to find the part number on
them as it's
>>been a while. Who knows, they may have already pulled them.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Will
>>
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