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| kellyj00@gmail.com 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
| I have a closet that has two 30" doors that swing out (it's a total of
60.5" wide or so) and would like to find some sort of switch that will
activate only when the doors are open.
Do they make 120 Volt pin-type switches? If so, how can I rig it to
close the circuit (turn on the light) when the door is open and not
closed?
Thanks!
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| professorpaul 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
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Yes, you want a "normally closed" switch (closes when NOT activated).
The door then holds the contacts open. Mine fits in the door frame on
the hinge side. Any good electrical supply house should surely have
them, maybe even Lowes or Home Depot.
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| R Gavin 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
| IKEA has something that might suit your needs. ( It's called "INLOPP" )
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stor...Number=70021457
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<kellyj00@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a closet that has two 30" doors that swing out (it's a total of
> 60.5" wide or so) and would like to find some sort of switch that will
> activate only when the doors are open.
>
> Do they make 120 Volt pin-type switches? If so, how can I rig it to
> close the circuit (turn on the light) when the door is open and not
> closed?
>
> Thanks!
>
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| Doug Miller 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
| In article <1166631010.497550.144160@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com>, "kellyj00@gmail.com" <kellyj00@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a closet that has two 30" doors that swing out (it's a total of
>60.5" wide or so) and would like to find some sort of switch that will
>activate only when the doors are open.
>
>Do they make 120 Volt pin-type switches? If so, how can I rig it to
>close the circuit (turn on the light) when the door is open and not
>closed?
Yep -- what you want is one of these:
http://www.twacomm.com/Catalog/Model_1865.htm
You can find it at Lowe's or Home Depot -- but if you're not in a hurry, try
eBay. I needed several for a remodeling project earlier this year, and found
what I needed on eBay, new in the box, for *much* less than half the regular
retail price.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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| HeyBub 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
| kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a closet that has two 30" doors that swing out (it's a total of
> 60.5" wide or so) and would like to find some sort of switch that will
> activate only when the doors are open.
>
> Do they make 120 Volt pin-type switches? If so, how can I rig it to
> close the circuit (turn on the light) when the door is open and not
> closed?
>
> Thanks!
You can also consider magnetic switches: Switch on the door jamb, magnet on
the door.
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| kelly.jj@gmail.com 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
| John
HeyBub wrote:
> kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
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> You can also consider magnetic switches: Switch on the door jamb, magnet on
> the door.
Be careful, many magnetic switches do not have the current capacity for
an incandescent light bulb. The most common magnetic switches are
designed for use in burgular alarms where the power levels are much
less than turning on a 60 watt bulb.
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| Goedjn 2006-12-20, 1:25 pm |
| On 20 Dec 2006 08:10:10 -0800, "kellyj00@gmail.com"
<kellyj00@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a closet that has two 30" doors that swing out (it's a total of
>60.5" wide or so) and would like to find some sort of switch that will
>activate only when the doors are open.
>
>Do they make 120 Volt pin-type switches? If so, how can I rig it to
>close the circuit (turn on the light) when the door is open and not
>closed?
>
Steal the sensors from your neighbors garage-door set?
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| kellyj00@gmail.com 2006-12-27, 9:25 am |
| This looks to be more expensive than I thought... I'll just go ahead
and put in a pull switch for 50 cents.
Thanks for the advice guys!
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