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I continue to build. I prepared the safety dividers from accidentally turning on the toggle switches. I used a 0.4 mm steel wire wrapped around a 1 mm needle. then cut the dividers themselves. How many did, not count.

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Some were leveled with pliers.
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Then I made holes for their installation on super glue gel. I install with vertical alignment, so that later I do not correct or spoil the main part. This work will last long enough, since every detail has to be adjusted to fit the holes.

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And the result
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Your really making a superb control panel. I was shocked to learn that on Apollo 13, the one that almost didn't make it back, they did nothing to waterproof the backside of the switches, and the moisture from the astronauts was causing arcing. A couple of cans of clear coat would have been better than nothing. A lot was learned from that mission! :)
 
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For the sake of interest, I counted the dividers, it turned out 216 pieces.

How many of them are left on the side panels I'm afraid to imagine. I also plan to install all the toggle switches. Since they are too small there are 2 options:

1. Order laser cutting, but I doubt that they will turn out fine and will not burn.
2. Or take them using photo etching. I just have a very thin metal sheet from the monitor matrix, which has been lying for many years and I don't throw it away.
 
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I think the wire idea is the best one, as the toggle switches were flat at the top, and you could leave the other end round, to mount in a hole, the hole made easily with something pointy. The real ones were rounded square at the ends, but the part that went into the actual housing was round. Typical of electric switches used then, the main difference now is that they are waterproof. ;)

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zathros said:
I think the wire idea is the best one, as the toggle switches were flat at the top, and you could leave the other end round, to mount in a hole, the hole made easily with something pointy. The real ones were rounded square at the ends, but the part that went into the actual housing was round. Typical of electric switches used then, the main difference now is that they are waterproof. ;)
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You're right, wire toggle switches work very well, But now I don't like the thickness of the dividers. I am thinking about using a thinner wire for them.

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You'll go crazy if you think about this too much. I see what you mean though. ;)
 
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