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   dgreen | Jul 30, 2009 11:29am | #1

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   WillGeorge | Jul 31, 2009 08:09pm | #2

   If the switch has gold flashed or better yet.. plated contacts it should work forever! Gold goes not corrode... A very tiny film of gold works on low voltage contacts. As I recall! Yes I worked with electronics. Radio Shack use to have them very inexpensive.. Not sure about these days...

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   davcefai | Aug 01, 2009 09:39am | #3

   Are you after a switch which will turn on the light when you open the door or a small switch to turn on the light so you can see to open the door?

   If the latter, you could get a little push button switch and protect the button with a dome cut from a baby-bottle teat.

   If the former, how about one of those little microswitches which disable the motor of a drill press when you open the top to change speeds? No reason why it shouldn't work with a low voltage and it's goung to be inside and protected.

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   Cincinnati | Aug 02, 2009 03:18am | #4

   Switches open and close a set of contacts. WHen you say one that will work with an AA/AAA battery, what exactly are you powering and what are you switching? If you are switching a circuit powered by a battery cell, any 12VDC micro switch should work. Tell us your needs and someone will confirm.

    

    

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   Edited 8/1/2009 8:21 pm by Cincinnati