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I'm looking for some HD toggles that won't rotate in the housing as seen in the video. I will clamp landing gear and water switches to them, so as you can see the rotation screws things up. I've found these in NAPA, but they suck and don't last long.

 

https://youtu.be/T5CqkK7wdPw

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Dig-key.com or Mouser. If it's made they have it.

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Are the toggles actually turning? Or is it just that the set screws arent biting into the toggle enough to hold the levers from turning?

 

 

I have the same issue with some of the 3D printed switch caps I made.

 

 

Only way I found around it was to put up a gate on the sides of the switch and add some flats that fit inside to keep them from rotating. That or grind one side of the toggle switch flat or counter sink the shaft for the set screws to have a surface to grab hold of.

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If you get toggle switches with a flat bat, they won't rotate within their casing:

 

https://www.digikey.com/products/en/switches/toggle-switches/201?k=&pkeyword=&sv=0&pv545=347856&sf=0&FV=-8%7C201&quantity=&ColumnSort=0&page=1&pageSize=25

 

Otherwise, there are rounded bats with anti-rotation built in:

 

https://www.digikey.com/products/en/switches/toggle-switches/201?FV=-8%7C201%2C545%7C314173&quantity=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&pageSize=25

 

But make sure you double-check that you're getting the one with the correct model number for anti-rotation, as they typically make them in both rotation and anti-rotation models.


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