COLE-HERSEE Switches
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 1:15 pm
This notice is a few years late, but I just became aware of the sale of the COLE-HERSEE company to LITTLEFUSE. According to the website at http://www.littelfuse.com/colehersee, Littlefuse in 2010 acquired Cole-Hersee. Fortunately, it appears that Littlefuse is continuing to provide the classic pull switches made by Cole-Hersee that are popular in marine applications. You can find a nice listing of the many models still available at the website
Marine Push-Pull Switches Series - 10A Marine Grade Brass Housing Push-Pull Switches
http://www.littelfuse.com/products/switches/push-pull-switches/marine-push-pull-switches.aspx
There is also newly provided documentation about these classic switches. See
Marine Push-Pull Switches 2D Prints
[Dead link removed; I am looking for this resource and will fix the link when I find it again--jimh]
I got a smile from some of the mechanical drawings; they have dates from the 1940's. That is quite a testament to the longevity of these designs. In the articles that follow I review a few of the popular switches and their special application in boating, and in particular in control of NAVIGATION LIGHTING. I will do my best to make it simple to understand how these switches operate and what special uses for them are found on boats.
Marine Push-Pull Switches Series - 10A Marine Grade Brass Housing Push-Pull Switches
http://www.littelfuse.com/products/switches/push-pull-switches/marine-push-pull-switches.aspx
There is also newly provided documentation about these classic switches. See
Marine Push-Pull Switches 2D Prints
[Dead link removed; I am looking for this resource and will fix the link when I find it again--jimh]
I got a smile from some of the mechanical drawings; they have dates from the 1940's. That is quite a testament to the longevity of these designs. In the articles that follow I review a few of the popular switches and their special application in boating, and in particular in control of NAVIGATION LIGHTING. I will do my best to make it simple to understand how these switches operate and what special uses for them are found on boats.