Date:         Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:17:42 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
Comments: To: Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com>
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> David B, any insight on narrowing down the 13,988 toggles they have listed?
> I filtered for 12v and they show 0 results?
>

You have to be careful filtering because some of them are very specific; no
switch called out as 12V but more than likely all 13,000 of them could be
used on 12V.   You need the switch to be able to handle an amp or less of
12VDC -- generally speaking you can use a switch that's rated for say five
amps at 125VAC to carry the same current at 12VDC (but a switch rated for
say 20VDC cannot be used for 125VAC).  I already filtered for an active
(not discontinued) part, and panel mount.

Selecting for ON-OFF actiion brings it down to ~650 choices and at that
point it's easy enough to do a bit of scrolling and see what appears.

But selecting for M6x0.75 mounting thread narrows it to 21 choices thus:
https://www.digikey.com/products/en/switches/toggle-switches/201?k=&pkeyword=&sv=0&pv534=14&sf=1&FV=1140004%2C1f140000%2Cffe000c9%2C3ac0011&quantity=&ColumnSort=0&page=1&pageSize=25

And deselecting M6 and selecting 1/4-40 gives you 87 good candidates thus:
https://www.digikey.com/products/en/switches/toggle-switches/201?k=&pkeyword=&sv=0&pv534=4&sf=1&FV=1140004%2C3ac0011%2C1f140000%2Cffe000c9&quantity=&ColumnSort=0&page=1&pageSize=25

Yrs,
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