The Mellotron Group

John-
  I had the same thought about surge versus continuous current.  A higher capacity switch would've been better engineering, though.  Maybe this is the reason these switches are notorious for failure.  And, with the mains voltage always present at the switch (if one hasn't modified the primary fuse circuit), these failures can be spectacular and deadly.
 
   -Bruce Daily


--- On Wed, 6/30/10, md1jkb <j.k.beresford@shef.ac.uk> wrote:


From: md1jkb <j.k.beresford@shef.ac.uk>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M400 power switches
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 12:15 PM


  



Hey Bruce,
I checked out the original switch on my m400 and it is 2A rated and identical to these. May be there a momentory start up surge and the switches are rated for continuous or something and can cope with it? I bought a spare anyway.
John

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> wrote:
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> Hey-
>   The switch's current value given (2 Amps) is a little low, as the 'tron mains circuit is fused for 5 Amps.  If this is so, the switch would give out before the fuse!
>   If you are just missing the red cap, this is probably a good value.  If the picture scale is accurate, it is the same size as the 'tron original.
> Â 
> Â Â  -Bruce D.
> 
> --- On Tue, 6/29/10, md1jkb <j.k.beresford@...> wrote:
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> From: md1jkb <j.k.beresford@...>
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] M400 power switches
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 5:49 AM
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> Â  
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> 
> If any of you guys are missing or have broken the little red capped twisty power switch on your M400 these look mightily similar:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bulgin-240v-2A-Rotating-Mains-Switch-Red-Ind-Light-/230484982314
> 
> John
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