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T O P I C R E V I E Wspaced outCan anyone tell me anything more about these two toggle switches one from Texas Instruments and the other manufactured by "CH"? I don't know for sure if they're aerospace hardware but I suspect they'd look out of place on the dashboard of a Ford Pinto.High-res closeup photos are available on a dedicated webpage here.space1The switch at the left is a nice flight-rated Apollo Command Module lever-lock switch. (Upon closer look, the terminals differ slightly from a flight-rated switch, but where it counts it looks like a flight switch.)The second switch is the type of lever-lock switch used in Space Shuttle simulators, or applications where an environmentally sealed switch is needed. "CH" is Cutler-Hammer, now Eaton.------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com SpaceAholic quote:Originally posted by space1:The switch at the left is a nice flight-rated Apollo Command Module lever-lock switch. What criteria is being applying when evaluating as "flight rated"? - beyond the differences pointed out in the terminals there are not correct contract number or inspection/acceptance stamps on this example...space1I meant the design and materials of the handle and housing appear identical to flight units, including the lever seal. You are right though, as a unit it has not actually been approved as acceptable for flight.BrianBThe CH is Cutler Hammer.
I don't know for sure if they're aerospace hardware but I suspect they'd look out of place on the dashboard of a Ford Pinto.
High-res closeup photos are available on a dedicated webpage here.
The second switch is the type of lever-lock switch used in Space Shuttle simulators, or applications where an environmentally sealed switch is needed. "CH" is Cutler-Hammer, now Eaton.
------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com
quote:Originally posted by space1:The switch at the left is a nice flight-rated Apollo Command Module lever-lock switch.
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