How close can switches be?

[airguy]

I'm running the Carling switches with screw-on terminals, must be narrower than the ones you are looking at - I used 3/4" spacing on the holes, center to center, and have some space between them.

The real answer to this question is "Far enough apart that you can cram the wiring where it needs to go, and no farther."

[Steve Crewdog]

Originally Posted by airguy

I'm running the Carling switches with screw-on terminals, must be narrower than the ones you are looking at - I used 3/4" spacing on the holes, center to center, and have some space between them.

The real answer to this question is "Far enough apart that you can cram the wiring where it needs to go, and no farther."

I'll know in a couple days, but I think the dimensions listed on the Steinair website are wrong, they're showing .0833 x .0833 x .0833, never seen a switch that small...

https://www.steinair.com/product/tog...rew-terminals/

[WingsOnWheels]

Originally Posted by Steve Crewdog

Nice




My new switches are also Carling, but after spending way too much time swearing while trying to get Fast-On terminals on/off (and with the "strong encouragement" of my retired USN avionics Sea Daddy) I'm switching over to Carling switches with screw-on terminals.

Agreed. I call them fast-on, never-off terminals.

As for the spacing, I would worry more about the terminals coming in contact with each other. The anti-rotation washers have a but of play, probably at least 0.042 worth.