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Radio Wrangler · 13th Oct 2019, 7:14 pm

I found a nice rounded chromed bushing which had once been a part of a kit for mounting a short-shafted ordinary pot as a good-looking panel mounted trimmer in my junk box. It now supports a length of quarter inch nylon rod. The far end is drilled to fit onto the a push-push on/off switch where its button would have gone. The bushing is on the front panel of my preamp and the carefully polished end of the nylon rod protrudes as my mains on/off button. THe end result looks neat, it feels right and all the mains is kept in the PSU area near the back panel.

You don't have to use a rotary switch.

David

13th Oct 2019, 7:14 pm	#35
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,857	Re: Cretinous idea - The combined volume pot and mains SW. I found a nice rounded chromed bushing which had once been a part of a kit for mounting a short-shafted ordinary pot as a good-looking panel mounted trimmer in my junk box. It now supports a length of quarter inch nylon rod. The far end is drilled to fit onto the a push-push on/off switch where its button would have gone. The bushing is on the front panel of my preamp and the carefully polished end of the nylon rod protrudes as my mains on/off button. THe end result looks neat, it feels right and all the mains is kept in the PSU area near the back panel. You don't have to use a rotary switch. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done