Air step mercury switches

[Leroy Eckert]

I'm happy you got her going. My setup does not look anything like yours.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL



----- Original Message -----
From: Don Bradner
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air step mercury switches


There are parts of the electrical drawing that simply don't compute. Calling
the switches "mercury" is only part of it.

I went ahead with a fabrication, and it is working fine.
http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/bluebirds/steel.jpg

The original was about 20 gauge, and I replaced with 12 gauge. I had to make
two attempts at it to get the length just right; after that it was just a matter
of releasing the switches and moving them to make a solid contact with the plate
at each end of travel.

On 3/30/2007 at 3:45 PM Leroy Eckert wrote:

>I printed off the picture. I honestly do not remember seeing that kind
>of set up on mine but I will tell you for sure tomorrow night. Those look
>more like travel limit switches than mercury switches to me. The drawing
>on my system is difficult to understand, for me anyway.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA





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