Will this work???

[Sir Judgementz]

hey guys and gals,

was just wondering (still a bit new to this) would this be safe to use and not give a issue or void my home insurance if used with PETG filament?

 

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4206096

[Needfuldoer]

21 hours ago, Sir Judgementz said:

hey guys and gals,

was just wondering (still a bit new to this) would this be safe to use and not give a issue or void my home insurance if used with PETG filament?

 

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4206096

It's a completely harmless toy that attaches to the outside of the cover plate. It's fine.

[wanderingfool2]

On 11/3/2024 at 7:42 AM, Sir Judgementz said:

hey guys and gals,

was just wondering (still a bit new to this) would this be safe to use and not give a issue or void my home insurance if used with PETG filament?

 

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4206096

As long as it doesn't obstruct the movement of the switch itself you should be fine.  The most dangerous thing about a switch is if it's held in a slightly on/off position [which can cause arcing].  So that's the only thing to watch out for...that it doesn't obstruct the movement itself.

 

Since it has the screws on the bottom and top there probably isn't any issue with the clearance to the left/right sides rubbing the switch.  The only potential maybe concern is if you switch the switch without lifting the cover if the switch will hit the ceiling.  If the switch can hit the ceiling of the 3d print while then you might need to modify it so there is clearance [but it looks like there likely is enough room.  [I'm not entirely sure how to describe what I'm talking about, but effectively when the 3d print is closed, try flipping the switch on by sticking a chopstick/something similar up the bottom hole to see if it collides with the 3d print]

 

Overall, will it void your home insurance very unlikely [I mean without reading the home insurance for weird clauses I can't say 100% for sure...but I mean most standard home insurance clauses will not be voided by adding that]

[Blue4130]

7 hours ago, wanderingfool2 said:

As long as it doesn't obstruct the movement of the switch itself you should be fine.  The most dangerous thing about a switch is if it's held in a slightly on/off position [which can cause arcing].  So that's the only thing to watch out for...that it doesn't obstruct the movement itself.

 

Since it has the screws on the bottom and top there probably isn't any issue with the clearance to the left/right sides rubbing the switch.  The only potential maybe concern is if you switch the switch without lifting the cover if the switch will hit the ceiling.  If the switch can hit the ceiling of the 3d print while then you might need to modify it so there is clearance [but it looks like there likely is enough room.  [I'm not entirely sure how to describe what I'm talking about, but effectively when the 3d print is closed, try flipping the switch on by sticking a chopstick/something similar up the bottom hole to see if it collides with the 3d print]

 

Overall, will it void your home insurance very unlikely [I mean without reading the home insurance for weird clauses I can't say 100% for sure...but I mean most standard home insurance clauses will not be voided by adding that]

It is supposed to collide. That is one of the features of those safety switches, they act like a panic/kill switch.  Just jam your hand down on it (close the flap) to kill power.

[wanderingfool2]

14 minutes ago, Blue4130 said:

It is supposed to collide. That is one of the features of those safety switches, they act like a panic/kill switch.  Just jam your hand down on it (close the flap) to kill power.

Based on the design I'm not sure it's actually meant to be able to be pushed like that...although does seem as though it's meant to prevent the switch from flipping while closed.  So in that case it HAS to stop the switch from moving any appreciable distance.

 

If it does operate how you are saying though, then it actually does present a danger if there happens to be a scenario where it might not close the switch all the way [fun fact, a few switches in my place before replacement I could keep in a position where they would cause internal arcing]

[Blue4130]

3 minutes ago, wanderingfool2 said:

Based on the design I'm not sure it's actually meant to be able to be pushed like that...although does seem as though it's meant to prevent the switch from flipping while closed.  So in that case it HAS to stop the switch from moving any appreciable distance.

 

If it does operate how you are saying though, then it actually does present a danger if there happens to be a scenario where it might not close the switch all the way [fun fact, a few switches in my place before replacement I could keep in a position where they would cause internal arcing]

I was hasty in my reply. There are different specs that all look the same. Some force the switch off when closed, others prevent accidental closing. I juse to have some from military surplus when I was a teen that forced off when closed. Used them for my panic monitor off switch if someone came downstair while I was looking at seedy *linux iso's*