[Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 93, Issue 16

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:39:25 +0100, "David Cutter"
<d.cutter at ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Make a simple plastic cap to fit over the EHT coax connector with a shaped 
>lug to operate a microswitch inside the cabinet. 

REPLY:

David, I agree with your basic concept except that in my experience,
microswitches are among the most unreliable switches ever made. They
ar4e notoriously prone to fail just when you  need them the most. 

In all fairness, my experience with them is several years old. Perhaps
newer production units are better, but I remain suspicious. If the
newer ones are UL recognized, that would be a good sign. 

Bill, W6WRT