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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: dude on February 17, 2020, 04:10:39 pm

Title: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: dude on February 17, 2020, 04:10:39 pm: Been looking all over, no luck, need 1/2" thin washers, to fit Carlings on/off switches. Like what comes with Switchcraft input jacks, but 1/2".
thanks
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: shooter on February 17, 2020, 04:41:34 pm: not sure how thin, found these;

https://www.servocity.com/zinc-plated-oversized-washers
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: dude on February 17, 2020, 05:08:58 pm: Thanks shooter but here's the chassis/faceplate I'm trying cover, those washers are wide and thick. But I appreciate your post.
Here's what I'm dealing with, the picture shows the thin acrylic over the thicker paper faceplate, the edges of the acrylic aren't covering the hole edges for the Carling on/off switch. Just need a thin washer like on inputs jacks, the Carling switches don't come with thin washers.
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: sluckey on February 17, 2020, 05:30:51 pm: https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/locking-washer-carling
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: DummyLoad on February 17, 2020, 05:48:14 pm: https://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine?Keyword=15%2f32%22+washer

you probably want P1476-1

catalog:

https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/393/Jack_Mounting_Hardware-794740.pdf

--pete
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: dude on February 17, 2020, 09:40:35 pm: Much appreciated, thanks guys, once l get the amp completed, I'll post how everything worked out with sound clips. Need a few more items to finish this project, I'll get them here from Doug. Thanks for all the help here.
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: sluckey on February 17, 2020, 11:00:36 pm: That's the best looking AO-43 I've ever seen! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: dude on February 27, 2020, 05:13:35 pm: Thanks for the washer tip.

A picture of the inside of my AO-43 conversion to a 6V6 Plexi, before I start cutting wires in the PS, I'm wonder if I have routed the wiring correct or the best it can be. I'm open for suggestions, I hate to cut the CT, and filament supply wires as I have shown here, very short. Maybe keep them longer, if I wanted to use the PT in another amp, probably never will, but? The Carling on/off switches will be next to the indicator light and the A/C input will be where the heat shrink tube is. I planned on the PS ground where you see it, on a screw that holds the cap can clamp. I've scraped the paint on all grounds. The choke is the blue and red wire through the big grommet>
Title: Re: Washers for Carling on/off switches
Post by: dude on February 27, 2020, 06:19:11 pm: I'll keep the PT Wires long and route them along the outside of the chassis. I guess l'm getting too anal here. Cheers! :icon_biggrin: