old tenby emergency keyswitch anyone got one spare?????

[sparkydude]

Evening all i know its a long shot but has anyone got a spare old style emergency keyswitch to fit a tenby grid system, they are quite large about 50 x 25 and only two switches fit between the pins on a 1 gang box. I have a job where i have a faulty one but they are know out of production and as its mounted on a large grid switch do not really want to change all of it for the sake of one switch


Nick

 

[Steve]

Fit a seperate switch alongside? Does appearance matter?

 

[333rocky333]

Have a look at a proteus, they are big old ones.

Not sure, but may be same if lucky.

 

[sparkydude]

had a look at RPP/proteus, nothing like them unfortunateley , Steve, looks not important but cannot have a surface switch next to the flushed in switch due to it being in a prison , and the walls being cast concrete does not help either .

Nick

 

[Steve]

Ah. Drake hall? Been there.

 

[sparkydude]

Not drake hall, dovegate
just down the road from home ,convenient but a pain in the arse to work in


Nick

 

[Wooshzz99]

As you cant take a photo of the actual unit.

Can you Google a photo and post. Thanks

 

[333rocky333]

Not ideal, but could you salvage one from elsewhere on the premises,
say a 1 or 2gang.

And fit the newer type there where it is more convenient.

 

[JACKC]

Not drake hall, dovegate
just down the road from home ,convenient but a pain in the a**e to work in


Nick

I think you have been in the shower room at the wrong time if its starting to hurt. Bending over backwards to help is not ideal in a prison. Soap on a rope anyone.

 

[breezer]

my 2p worth
since you said

they are know out of production

suppose you did get one from "somewhere" it does not solve the problem you will have later, it causes one.
"well you changed it last time, do it again or you don't get that nice big contract"

If you explain now its obsolete, and you will have to change the whole lot (or use plan B) you can get more money for it, and no grief and the big contact next time, and no greif this time.
Its not your fault a bit of kit is no longer made.

 

[dannyboi2003]

Aren't Tenby now part of Legrand, its a massive long shot but would the key switch from their Synergy range fit? From the dimensions given i don't think so

http://www.electrika.com/products/itemdetail.asp?MANU=0550&C=AAJ&D=AAA&E=AAS

Failing that id agree with what the others said, replacing the grid is the way to go.

All the best
Dan