Entec innfeed butons

[Dan Maynard]

 

1 hour ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Yep, front mount as opposed to base. To small, meaning not long enough to fit the existing base rail. Will get a photo of the inside and show you. I have one of those micro switches to compare.

They have both front and base mount in series 45. Maybe you're right, take some pics of what you have. In the end it's only switches so must be possible to fix it with something.

 

[dig-dug-dan]

So i have  brought a new box, in the hope I can make it fit. Its smaller, but the buttons are essentially in the correct place.

 

See the inside of the exisiting box. Note I placed a new switch alongside existing so you can see the size difference

[Dan Maynard]

That's decisive! Should get it working though, bit of cunning with mounting holes or adapter plate.

[dig-dug-dan]

2 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

That's decisive! Should get it working though, bit of cunning with mounting holes or adapter plate.

Will report my findings!

[dig-dug-dan]

Success. Wired up the new box, its slightly smaller,  but fits tighter on the machine, and I cant bolt it to the back plate, but have padded it out and it's a snug fit.

At first, the buttons didnt work and I was convinced I had wired it wrong, but it turns out the cover was on upside down, as the buttons are not actually central in the housing, so the were not making contact inside.

Whole thing cost less than buying two individual micro switches had they been available!

[Dan Maynard]

Good job. Entec lives another day!