Need help identifying new Proton pack switch
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I don't think anyone has made a solid id on the switch yet, I remember reading somewhere that the switch was fabricated specifically for the film.
adamszki427
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it looks like sort of like
Britmac Vintage Bakelite Toggle Light Switch 1Way 1Gang Recessed In Brown by www.art-deco-emporium.co.uk
britmac bakelite switch with the cover taken off so it can be mounted internally and the lever modified/remade to have the nubbin on the end
Britmac Vintage Bakelite Toggle Light Switch 1Way 1Gang Recessed In Brown by www.art-deco-emporium.co.uk
britmac bakelite switch with the cover taken off so it can be mounted internally and the lever modified/remade to have the nubbin on the end
Rogviler
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To me it looks too ordinary and oddly specific to be custom made. It's gotta be some breaker switch or something from a piece of equipment that somebody had laying around. I would think the bump on the side would be either for surface area if someone was wearing gloves or so that a switch next to it would get tripped.
https://img.directindustry.com/images_di/photo-mg/13747-13713463.webp
https://www.westfloridacomponents.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/229-2-0-SW-2-8-50.jpg
Consider also that it may have originally been a T shaped switch and they ground off one side.
https://img.directindustry.com/images_di/photo-mg/13747-13713463.webp
https://www.westfloridacomponents.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/229-2-0-SW-2-8-50.jpg
Consider also that it may have originally been a T shaped switch and they ground off one side.
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adamszki427
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definately on to something with the circuit breaker there...
maybe something by eaton heinmann? getting warmer for sure.
maybe something by eaton heinmann? getting warmer for sure.
Rogviler
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It did seem like he modified something for his switch. There are a few shots of it...
Kind of looks like some of the switches I ran across that have a rounded end and a hole through it, like you might have for a breaker so you can lock it out.
Still seems weird that they would specifically add a bump, rather than it being a feature of an existing switch, but maybe that's the genius of it.
Kind of looks like some of the switches I ran across that have a rounded end and a hole through it, like you might have for a breaker so you can lock it out.
Still seems weird that they would specifically add a bump, rather than it being a feature of an existing switch, but maybe that's the genius of it.
Ben Eadie, props guy on GB:A has a Tiktok. On that Tiktok he mentions this very switch in this very video.
The writing at the top looks like HEINEMMAN ELECTRICAL to me, which does indeed manufacture breaker switches. There is no visible part number in that switch but there are some very specific specs noted. That said, I don't think the specs matter since the breaker isn't used as a circuit breaker on the pack.
I think you could use any Heinemann circuit breaker that looks right and turn it into a switch. This one, just as an example:
I'm not sure what Ben means about the light switch he mentions in the video. I'm not certain if he's saying a light switch was cut down to look like the breaker switch, or if he means that the light switch was positioned under the breaker.
The writing at the top looks like HEINEMMAN ELECTRICAL to me, which does indeed manufacture breaker switches. There is no visible part number in that switch but there are some very specific specs noted. That said, I don't think the specs matter since the breaker isn't used as a circuit breaker on the pack.
I think you could use any Heinemann circuit breaker that looks right and turn it into a switch. This one, just as an example:
I'm not sure what Ben means about the light switch he mentions in the video. I'm not certain if he's saying a light switch was cut down to look like the breaker switch, or if he means that the light switch was positioned under the breaker.
Yup! They used a simple 15amp light switch and added a bit on the end to look more like that circuit breaker switch
It was cut down and modified a lot to fit inside the ion arm, and it actually worked as a on off switch for the packs.
This was a last minute thing and something they did very last minute because the original switch was put in the wrong location
So, what switch is that?I may have found a source, ordering it and will see.
I believe that's PunkRockPots Afterlife switch from Etsy.
Yep, that's it. Thanks!
