I replaced the totally corroded limit switches with the exact same ones
that came with the towers. The towers had been laying horizontal for
several years, and water had gotten inside the limit switch body.
They are GE CR115LB1 with 1NO - 1NC contacts and 1/2 inch npt fitting.
They are marked type 1,4,13, A600 P300.
On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Les Kalmus <w2lk@bk-lk.com> wrote:
> Which kind of limit switch did you buy?
>
> Les W2LK
>
>
> On 7/23/2016 7:43 PM, J D Lambright wrote:
>
>> I have two US Tower HDX-589MDPL towers. When I purchased them, both
>> control boxes on the towers were extremely rusted inside and in terrible
>> condition. I started from scratch and built 2 new control boxes with all
>> new components. Also, I replaced the cables running from the control box
>> to
>> the limit switches to the motor, and to the 120v power source. (I also
>> replaced each motor, as they were in really bad condition and locked up).
>> I enclosed each of these cables in flexible conduit with watertight
>> fittings. I simply used the UST wiring diagram and made mine exactly like
>> the original ones. They are very simple and very inexpensive.
>>
>> I paid around $45 at Home Depot for each metal weatherproof box, and all
>> the other components are very cheap. I spent less than $100 total on each
>> completed box. They now look and function like new.
>>
>> One of the limit switches on each tower was completely rusted inside, so I
>> replaced them a couple of weeks ago. UST's price on the limit switches
>> was
>> way too high, so I bought 5 of them brand new and in the box from a
>> surplus
>> electronics place on the internet. They cost me $35 each.
>>
>> J D - KF5U
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