Tom’s Scratch Built DV6 Control Box

[thd9791]

This has sort of been brewing as “busy work” while stuff happens in my life. I took a stab at sculpting a master of the mystery DV6 control box.

I had, at some point, found a 5CW Royal Air Force Toggle Switch with the exact same wire access design. The holes were a little larger and further apart but all the same.

Since this was a bust, I chopped it up in an attempt to make it into a close approximation of our box, and ended up getting out the styrene and JB weld to finish the sculpt. And the Bakelite DID crack but I bonded it back together and it sanded really nicely

Now over got one more JB Weld patch to shape, and I’ll hit it with more BBQ Black!

 

[3251bimmer]

Wow! Well done Tom! Looks amazing

 

[eethan]

Nice job Tom
annoying eethan unwanted recommendations: please absolutely make sure to wear a really good mask when sanding bakelite.

 

[Halliwax]

You’re a wizard tom!

 

[Dogsbody2]

Whats the original switch number?AM part numbers started pre WW2 off memory.

 

[thd9791]

5C/877 is the switch I found, that is NOT a match, but the first time I've seen those double wire access holes on anything lol

 

[thd9791]

Nice job Tom
annoying eethan unwanted recommendations: please absolutely make sure to wear a really good mask when sanding bakelite.

I have a couple boxes of N95 particulate masks from the height of COVID19 here, and I've been using those. It stinks to all hell, even when im done my clothes reek!

 

[Dogsbody2]

5C/877 is the switch I found, that is NOT a match, but the first time I've seen those double wire access holes on anything lol

Think a 2 wire access switch would be a 12V so only used on early war aircraft.Only thing I an think of is look through British cockpits.Another resource is this.

5C - Electrical - Ground Lighting

A list of RAF stores reference numbers relating to the 5C Ground lighting group

www.aircraft-cockpits.com