understair limitswitch

[wsoppitt]

right guys , are you all well ? customer wants a light in his understair cupboard that operates with the open / closing of the door .

Really struggling to find a switch to do the job , anybody got any ideas where i can get 1 .

i know its not generally used in a domestic situation and more suitable for industrial but the client wants what the client wants and i need something that is suitable for a 230v , 6 amp lighting circuit.

many thanks wayne soppitt

 

[kerching]

Jeanie or Genie switch. also available is an enclosure to cover the terminals................... :coat

Lamp Holders & Switches - Jeani - The Name To Switch On To

 

[Zeespark]

Ask your wholesaler Wayne, I was selling them at Edmundons 10 years ago, but I can't honestly remember the name of them now.

AndyGuinness

 

[NozSpark]

You just need a cabinet switch IMHO

Something like

Auto Switch 2 for Cabinet Lights - White

 

[steptoe]

^^+1

we used to call the wardrobe switches,

or JAR switches, no idea where the JAR came from but it what we used to call them. :C

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BTW, to fit them you just take a notch out of the door stop,

 

[NozSpark]

Maybe because as soon as the door is ajar the light comes on

 

[Doc Hudson]

TLC have a selection: Miniature Door Switches, Pull Cord & Press Switch 240v

Doc H.

 

[batty]

I never liked the push to break switches they seem to fail but the jeani heavy duty ones seem to last 143w is the part number according to that brochure.

 

[Apache]

Just fit the light and don't bother with a switch. Tell them it goes off when they close the door.

 

[Technician]

Steps; does it come on when the door is a-JAR?

Only a suggestion.

 

[wsoppitt]

Thanks fellas , just the ticket . Youve all been helping me out with answering my questions lately and would like to say a BIG THANKS to all of you , im constantly reading the forum posts and have learnt so much since joining this site and am so pleased to be in contact with all you guys . Where my knowledge ends , yours only just begins , you all are making me a better sparky and for that thanks again and feel quite excited about my future . Strange really the more you know the more you want to learn . wayne

 

[NozSpark]

I'd prefer to think that we fill each others knowledge gaps

But thanks anyway

 

[davemoorenipper]

Ikea do a battery-fed light unit, complete with sprung loaded operating arm for about

 

[batty]

Dave what sort of sparks are you trying to put us out of business.