replacing rocker switches on 201J

[carusoam]

From the backside, you may be able to see where the wires connect...  the legs are bent differently and may give a hint to what you are looking at.

I would try a lot of iPhone gymnastics to get a photo...

Pp thoughts only, This is purely a guess on my part.

Best regards,

-a-

[helitim]

If you are going to spend more than 30 seconds looking under the panel, consider removing the pilot seat.  Take a towel or some kind of padding for the rudder pedals and, as mentioned before, your iPhone for pics.  Getting those breakers in and out is no easy feat because of the limited space to get your hands up in there to wrench.  I recently replaced a couple and it tested my patience 

Tim

[N400YS]

Hi folks,

 

As all mooney owners, I encounter a rocker switch break down last week (fuel pump, not the cover, the whole switch).

 

I mailed immediatelly my mechanic to order a new one and he quotes the part 220$ as espected....I was upset and thought it couldn't get worst!

 

I WAS WRONG..... This morning, my mechanic warned me that the number part moved from 930023-311 to 930023-311A as the price did from 220 to 375$!!!!!!

 

I fell down my chair thinking how many switches could break on this plane......

 

The silver lining of this story is that now I am decided to swap all the lights that I can on my plane to LED in order to leave them allways ON to avoid playing with those golden plated switches.........

 

May the force be with your rocker switches

Edited June 1, 2017 by N400YS

[gsxrpilot]

I heard the same just last night. JD at SWTA ordered three of the Klixon switches for my 252 about three weeks ago from Mooney. We were told 2 weeks and $220 per. As of last night, Mooney is saying another week or so and now $375 per.

[N400YS]

Just now, gsxrpilot said:

I heard the same just last night. JD at SWTA ordered three of the Klixon switches for my 252 about three weeks ago from Mooney. We were told 2 weeks and $220 per. As of last night, Mooney is saying another week or so and now $375 per.

and I phoned the german ETA factory of the mooney switches..... they told me that the old switch was not manufactured anymore but that there is a new one.....quoted 15 euros tax included...... OMG!

[gsxrpilot]

5 minutes ago, N400YS said:

and I phoned the german ETA factory of the mooney switches..... they told me that the old switch was not manufactured anymore but that there is a new one.....quoted 15 euros tax included...... OMG!

Can you buy them direct from the factory? Or could an A&P shop buy them direct form the factory in Germany?

I'll be in Germany in two weeks. Give me the contact details and I'll go get a box full of them :-)

[N400YS]

Just now, gsxrpilot said:

Can you buy them direct from the factory? Or could an A&P shop buy them direct form the factory in Germany?

I have first to check that the new one from mooney is the same that from ETA.....but of course, buying directly from the factory, will not permit to have the genuine paperwork..... I'll keep you informed when I will receive the new one...

[peevee]

5 hours ago, N400YS said:

I have first to check that the new one from mooney is the same that from ETA.....but of course, buying directly from the factory, will not permit to have the genuine paperwork..... I'll keep you informed when I will receive the new one...

At that price I'd buy a hand full too. No paperwork required for an owner supplied part as far as I know.

[carusoam]

The Klixons we have are direct from the switch factory.  No specific Mooney alterations.  They come from the aviation supplier part of the switch company.

Hope you find the same with the other brand.

Best regards,

-a-

[jetdriven]

At that rate we can replace all the Klixon 20TC switches. Just to confirm, these are a drop in replacement for the ETA switches? 

Edited June 1, 2017 by jetdriven

[Marauder]

The ETA switches come in two flavors. One with an integrated breaker, the other is just a switch.

The ETAs have a different configuration that the Klixon 20TCs. I posted a picture of them side by side in an earlier thread.


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[Jerry Pressley]

I have the panelds from a 1991 201 with most switches  jerry pressley  423 231 3491IMG_2642.MOV

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[Marauder]

I have the panelds from a 1991 201 with most switches  jerry pressley  423 231 3491IMG_2642.MOV




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The switches shown by Jerry should all be ETA versions. I see "Germany" stamped on one so I think these are ETAs.


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