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Offline therecklessengineer

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Anyone electrical on here?
« on: March 15, 2013, 04:31:34 PM »
I feel like banging my head against a brick wall.

I'm trying to source 1 gang, 2 way, double pole light switches.

The only things I can find are the 20A jobs for night storage heaters complete with neon lights or a 13A fuse. I need something that'll look OK as a domestic light switch.

I've scoured the usual suspects of RS and Screwfix.

Anyone got any bright ideas on where to look?

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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2013, 04:42:52 PM »
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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2013, 04:46:04 PM »
Do you mean a change over switch ... where you have three or more switches controlling one circuit?
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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2013, 05:12:09 PM »
Do you mean a change over switch ... where you have three or more switches controlling one circuit?

Nope - I mean a single switch that will switch both live and neutral. But in a light switch.

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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2013, 05:47:27 PM »
Hmm, see what you mean.  This is the closest I could find, but it's 20 amp ...

http://www.rapidonline.com/Electrical-Power/20a-DP-Superswitch-Switch-B-flex-23-5616

If all else fails you could try fitting a white rocker switch into a standard blanking plate.
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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2013, 07:34:30 PM »
Thanks Julian,

A DP 'appliance' switch works, but it's a bit clunky and horrible as a light switch.

It seems MK make a dual pole 'module' which can be fitted into a 1 gang faceplate. £6.50 each! Still, I'm not paying for it. :P

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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2013, 08:34:28 PM »
I've had a look around, quite a few 20A+ ones but nothing subtle.  Strange.

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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2013, 07:39:01 PM »
you won't get a double pole light switch as most lighting switch points only have line wires there is no need for double pole.
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Re: Anyone electrical on here?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2013, 09:58:34 PM »
How's this   http://www.gwsupplies.co.uk/p4047/mk-logic-1gang-1-way-dp-switch-10amp.htm

MK part number K4876

10A double pole one way switch - and it looks just like a normal light switch.

Here's a listing for four of them for a current price 99p on eBay with 26hrs to go - brand new in the wrapper

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4x-mk-k4876-whi-10a-1g-dp-1-way-plateswitch-/121082243257?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Electrical_Fittings_MJ&hash=item1c311068b9
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