Re: (ET) Main Disconnect

[Allan V <allanhv worldnet att net>]

I got one of those disconnects from Bill.  It installed quickly and works 
great.  It's better than the original.

Allan


Don Barry wrote:

> Also, Bill Gunn sells a very nice replacement main disconnect switch. 
> It's a sealed assembly, cost about $43 as I remember.
>
> Don
>
> >>> "Rhett T. George" <rtg ee duke edu> 08/08/01 11:31AM >>>
>  - Greetings -
>
> Many thanks to Jim Fisk who got  me to thinking about the main disconnect
> switch again.  My E-15 has the early push=ON/pull=OFF disconnect.  The
> large size of the knob suggests that a swing of the hips may push it to
> ON and fingeers of both hands may be needed to pull it to OFF.
>
> The later design has a push in and aturn to latch for ON and a turn the
> other direction for OFF.  Much simpler until it got flaky.  Think I took
> it apart twice before really discovering the difficulty.  Latching is
> accomplished by catching a ROLPIN in a bracket which holds the handle
> in.  The ROLPIN is pressed thru a hole in the handle shaft.  When the
> ppin works its way to one side of the shaft, in the ON position. it
> barely holds the shaft in for enough to make contact.  Hence flaky
> operation.  Yes, recentering the pin is what it takes.  Tying it down
> with LocTite or similar stud and bearing lockhelps keep it where it
> belongs.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>                                         Rhett