Thanks for the info. I'm in the Netherlands, so no Home Depot branch here, but now I have seen the picture of the replacement I can look locally or check with digikey/farnell to see what they have in their catalog of switches.
Regards, Ed -- Ik email, dus ik besta. On Tue, August 29, 2017 21:47, Santo Nucifora via cctalk wrote: > I've replied to this and helped someone else out before as it seems to be > a > frequent question. > > I've replaced two VT-100 switches with chrome "bat" handle switches from > Home Depot in Canada shown here: > https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.t...000104171.html > <https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.toggle-dpst-20a-125vac-of-1cd.1000104171.html> > The one at the USA Home Depot is here: > https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-20-Amp-Double-Pole-Toggle-Switch-1-Pack-GSW-14/100149490 > > I had to remove the screws and filed the terminals down a little because > the terminals were a little wider than the original connectors but it > works > like a charm and will not break. It is almost a direct replacement (except > for the terminals needing some filing). > > You can probably pick one up on the way home if you are in North America. > > Hope this helps. > Santo > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 3:38 PM, John Wilson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 09:04:11PM +0200, E. Groenenberg via cctalk >> wrote: >> >Does somebody maybe have a spare switch of a VT-100 (the one at the >> back)? >> >> If you get stuck, there's a switch that's made as a replacement part for >> Fender guitar amps which, apart from having a metal handle instead of >> plastic, is a very close match to the VT100 power switch. Really it's >> what DEC *should* have used ... >> >> John Wilson >> D Bit >> >
