Button on a railing

[endecotp]

Dear All,

I need to mount a button on outside railings. Any suggestions for how to do this reasonably unobtrusively?

I am considering fixing a box of this sort vertically on a railing:

with the cable entering the bottom with a gland, and a waterproof button something like this:

on the top. Then fix the box to the railings with U-shaped threaded brackets (what are they called?), using the holes that you can see on its flanges top and bottom. Then something neater than cable ties (?) to attach the cable to the railing.

One other thought was that I could fit a button of that sort directly into the end of a piece of black metal conduit / pipe, and somehow attach that to the railing.

Does anyone have any other ideas? Not sticking out like a sore thumb on an old black iron railing is the main consideration.

As it happens it's for a light. (Momentary switch though.) But similar could be for doorbells. Needs to be mains voltage.

Thanks.

 

[pete01]

Drill and tap?

 

[endecotp]

Drill and tap?

Drilling into the iron railing? Interesting idea - but I'm still scarred by my drilling-into-the-soil-stack experience: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/drilling-a-cast-iron-soil-pipe.658872/


What would I then attach?

 

[pete01]

What would I then attach?

The button?

 

[endecotp]

The button?

I’ve failed to find a self-contained button that I could mount in this way; they mostly seem to be panel-mounted so need a box of some sort. Can you suggest something?

 

[pete01]

This?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/knightsbridge-ip66-20ax-1-gang-1-way-weatherproof-outdoor-retractive-switch/556vf?ref=SFAppShare

 

[endecotp]

Ah yes. Rather large. Has anyone ever seen an “architrave-size” outside switch of that sort?

Edit: like this one, hmm:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-storm-ip66-20a-1-gang-1-way-weatherproof-outdoor-retractive-switch-with-led/570xf

I’d prefer a pushbutton though!

 

[jj4091]

There seems to be a good selection of different switches here

Switches

We stock over 3000 switches suitable for a diverse range of applications. The range includes toggle, push button, rocker, slide, tactile, micro switches and many more.

www.switchelectronics.co.uk

It's difficult to make a suggestion when the railings and envoironment can't be seen.

 

[Murdochcat]

Have you looked for the type of switches that are used on entry gates or doors?

Like this

ReaIOKbii Push Button Exit Button for Door Access Control, Waterproof Stainless Steel Enclosure, Back Mount Box, NO/COM Output : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science

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[ericmark]

The push button I use, is not 100% water proof, where mounted next to front door, it rarely gets wet, so no problem, been using it as a door bell push for some 3 years now, on its second battery,

magnetic and has a stick on plate, but would need some protection, and it would be easy to steal, so depends if likely some one would steal it.

What is the button for?

 

[securespark]

Doesn't have to be low voltage. You could use a relay and a transformer so the PTM switch can be SELV.