Keyed Switch? 3

[alokwww]

Hi,
I help out at a local theatre and we're intereseted in running our speakers to switches on the first floor but in order to avoid people bumping into them during shows we wanted to install keyed switches? Does anyone know of a good supplier or a place where I can get them for super-cheap as we're on a low budget. Keep in mind we need something rated to 120V 20A or so. Thanks.
-Alok

 

[TouchToneTommy]

If you are really switching 120V/20A, you're probably going to need to use relays, as I've never seen a key switch with those ratings.

Are you switching 110VAC power, or the speaker's audio connections?

 

[alokwww]

We're switching the power to each of our Meyer speakers and also the amp for our sup. Also, We're considering some kind of remote power system where we would just have a single switch wired to some kind of thing where it would switch on all three pieces of equiptment. We actually have a Leprecon houselighting system that has panels that we wired all over via Cat5e to a central dimmer, but don't have enough channels. If anyone knows of a remote powering system like this for a decent price, that'd be great too.
Thanks
-Alok

 

[mwiner]

Try some x10 devices. We had a similar situation. The guy that installed the amps for our center cluster in out theater put them in the catwalks right next to the speakers. So we needed a way to turn the amps off before killing the sound board.

We got an X10 transmitter, and some high amp X10 receivers.

Now you can hide the X10 tranmitter in a room or something and just put a button to turn the amps on a certain way.

X10 has become very advanced, and can now be computer controlled etc...

good luck
-Matt

 

[jlshelton]

What you are looking for can be found in the Leviton catalog at

http://www.leviton.com/pdfs/keylockswitch.pdf.

A good electric supply house should carry these, or should be able to order them. Home Depot can order Leviton.


Hubbell also makes a line of light switches with key locks: see the illustration in

http://www.hubbellnet.com/max_htm/PDF_Literature_Library/h4451.pdf

Finally, Cooper Wiring (formerly Eagle Electric) has a line shown here:

http://www.eagle-electric.com/catalog/PDF/SECTION_D/D_5_CWD_Switches.pdf

Lowes can order Cooper products.

These switches are often found in schools to keep the kids from playing with the lights.

 

[alokwww]

Sweet, thats exactly what I as looking for jlshelton! Thanks to all who replied!
-Alok

 

[dlongan]

Leviton makes the following:

http://www.leviton.com/pdfs/keylockswitch.pdf

You should be able to obtain one a your local electical supply house.

Don Longan
Metro Computer Services, LLC.