Re: Converting to "Pig Power"

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

mouser and newark are other sources, as well..

Finally, any big commercial electrical supply house will carry them (look
for distributors of Allen Bradley)

As a practical matter, I really like the Italian ones (Carlo Gavazzi, I
think).  Nice to install, real nice feel, good looking...
They are available in all the usual places (Newark, etc.)

They're also available for switching pneumatic signals as well.. (for those
air cylinder operated HV relays, for instance)

Anyone wiring up tesla coils and suchlike should get the catalogs from the
mfrs for these kinds of things. Even if you're not buying them retail, it's
real nice to be able to identify them surplus, and, you might get good ideas
for how to build your own control panels, etc.  Scrounged, these industrial
switches are not much more than buying brand new consumer stuff at Radio
Shack or Home Depot, and are much more rugged and nice looking.

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Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: Converting to "Pig Power"


 > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > They are actually called Emergency Stop switches, and
 > can be found at mcmaster-dot-com and probably grainger-dot-com
 > as well as eBay.
 >
 > Adam
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Randy & Lori"
 >  > <rburney6-at-comcast-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > I like those cool Panic buttons some of you have on
 >  > your controllers,
 >  > but I haven't found any for what I'm willing to pay.
 >  >
 >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 >  > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:45 AM
 >  > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >  > Subject: Re: Converting to "Pig Power"
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > I use my aux. conact for a latching circuit. Push a
 >  > green NO momentary switch to start, push a red
 >  > mushroom (E stop) NC momentary switch to stop.
 >  >
 >  > Adam
 >  >
 >  > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  >   > Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >   >
 >  >   >
 >  >   > Real motor starters also usually have auxiliary
 >  >   > contacts (or they can be
 >  >   > added easily) to give status.
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