Show me your switches!

[Max Power]

I'm going to be adding some switches for some aftermarket equipment soon. I am looking for 2 things, a nice switch and a nice place to mount them.

Please post pictures of your setup. Don't worry about the load rating of the switch because I will be using relays anyways.

 

[Ford_Forgotton]

Contura II's by Carlingtech. I bought mine from Shane Linse.

here is his info:

You can view the actuators, brackets, switches, and
tool at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/114685432SwLxOb

You can also view some install pictures at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/115793651CUFFqj

****New product***
I now have SPST and DPDT momentary switches!!!!!!!!!!


Prices:
SPST (ON-OFF) or DPDT (ON-OFF-ON) switches with a
green light and a red indicator light $8.00
DPDT Momentary (ON-OFF-ON) NON LIGHTED switch: $8.00
SPST Momentary (ON-OFF) With green light only, no
action light: $8.00
Actuators: $3.00
Single, end, or middle brackets: $1.00
3 mount bracket: $2.50
6 mount bracket: $5.50
Bracket Plug: $0.75
Removal tools: free with purchase of $50 or more, or
$.50 ea (recommend 2)
S&H: $7.00
(Living in Alaska my shipping options are limited. I
can only do priority mail and you should receive a
shipment in 3-7 days depending where you are located.)

You need 1 actuator per switch. You do not need a
mounting bracket, but makes for a cleaner and easier
install, especially for multiple switches.

Currant Actuators available
ACT101 Head Lights
ACT102 CL/ID Lights
ACT103 Trailer CL/ID lights
ACT104 Driving Lights
ACT105 Fog Lights
ACT106 Backup Lights
ACT108 Power Window
ACT109 Engine Fan
ACT110 Mirror Defog
ACT111 Mirror (In and Out)
ACT112 Engine Brake
ACT118 LH/RH Tank
ACT121 Beacon
ACT124 Idle Speed
ACT204 Mirror
ACT205 Marker
ACT206 Flood
ACT209 Dump
ACT210 Tailgate
ACT214 Generator
ACT215 Rear Flood Lites
ACT216 Hyd Pump
ACT218 Body Lights
ACT220 AUX Heater
ACT221 Webasto
ACT225 Idle Shutdown Override
ACT328 0/0 Lights
ACT329 Alarm
ACT330 Mobile Phone
ACT331 Tire Chains
ACT332 Engine Warm up
ACT333 Fender Marker
ACT334 (pic only) Engine Warmup
ACT335 Spare
ACT336 Trailer Backup
ACT338 Rack Lights
ACT339 Fuel Heater
ACT341 AUX
ACT344 RACK
ACT345 Load Lite
ACT346 Work Lights
ACT347 Tank LTS
ACT348 Power Take Off
ACT000 Blank


Shane Linse
[email protected]

Now, they come with GREEN led lights, but I changed mine out to BLUE. You can see them on my webpage under the ON BOARD AIR pics.

 

[d.welch1]

is that Shanes current e-mail address? I would like one of his switches and I e-mailed him last week but havent heard back from him?

Donnie Welch
[email protected]

 

[Crumm]

is that Shanes current e-mail address? I would like one of his switches and I e-mailed him last week but haven't heard back from him?

I sent him an email on 5-16-05 and he still has not replied. I called him yesterday and left a message, still no reply. He called me a couple of weeks ago about a truck but did not mention anything about leaving town but he might be out of town working. If I ever get a hold of him I will tell him to check his mail.

 

[d.welch1]

I would like the "Idle Up" switch with maintained contacts, I am going to do the "Skweeker Idle Mod"

 

[Ford_Forgotton]

Shane goes on and off the road quite a bit. If he doesnt get back to you, then yes, he's prolly out of town.

Those switches ARE available on the web via some of the electronics parts houses, but they tend to require bulk purchases.

 

[N_P]

I'm going to be adding some switches for some aftermarket equipment soon. I am looking for 2 things, a nice switch and a nice place to mount them.

Please post pictures of your setup. Don't worry about the load rating of the switch because I will be using relays anyways.

Here's a photo of the switch box I put in my f250. I got the switches from Shane, the box came from Radio Shack, the aluminum bracket mounted to the back of the AIC and switch box came from the local Ace Hardware Store, and the wood grain covers came from a friend of mine out on the east coast.

Since I took this photo, I found some paint that matched the wood grain color, so the screws are so obvious. It is crude, but functional.

 

[rgdillon]

Contura II's by Carlingtech. I bought mine from Shane Linse.

Man - wish I had known about these when I was building my console

Just downloaded the PDF off the Calingtech main site - maybe doing some retro work if I can get enough of the correct labels.

Ron

 

[d.welch1]

Well, I found the switches here:
https://www.alliedelec.com/Search/SearchResults.asp?SearchQuery=683-0143&Submit=find+it!

at www.alliedelec.com for $10.68 each and there is no minimum order, you can get one if thats all you want!

 

[Dieselmeister]

I feel the best switchs made are Texas Instruments Klixon 7270 series.

They are actually a circuit breaker... you can get them from 3-35 amps. No need to run a fuse. They are shock and vibration resistant. They are also MIL spec rated. They normally go in airplanes or space crafts.

We run them on our race truck. They have been in it for about 5 years. We have never had one go bad. We thought we had a bad one once but it was the fact that we were running to many fans off of the one breaker. It kept tripping the switch. Once I realized that we had hooked up three fans to the once circuit and changed it, we never had another problem.

The only downfall to them is price. They run about $65-85 per switch. But when you want the best, most reliable switch made the Klixons are the best.

I attached a picture of our switch board and also zipped up the PDF of the switches. I couldn't just attach a PDF file because it would only accept a 19kb pdf.