Lego light switch

May 4, 2025 4:53 AM

kraai

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Been thinking of creating an oversized light switch for some time now, finally finished one last night. #lego

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want!

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Illuminating

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Someone has to much time on their hands

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Imagine a world without hobbies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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I am simultaneously jealous and dismayed this does not make a *ratchet* sound.

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Adding a mechanism to make a ratcheting sound should simple enough, it already has gear teeth all along the inside of the arcs.

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how is it hooked on the base switch? glue?

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Looks like it uses the same screws holes that fix the plate in place. You can see them above and below the actual switch.

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oh you are right. i was looking every where around the outside of the frame for connections. thanks!

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This is wonderful! Looks amazing!

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I hope you used Kragle

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Those exercises to keep your oven muffin tight?

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No no, the TV show kragle rock

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The KRAGLE!

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That seems more trouble than it's worth.

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People climbing mountains is more trouble than it's worth if you look at it objectively. They still do it.

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I bet the sandwiches talk shit about you behind your back

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Some people enjoy making toys.

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Look out, it's the fun police

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*throws down marbles and runs* They'll never take me alive!

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Not the point

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There's a universe where your dad said this about your mom.

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bahahaha

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You look like more trouble than you're worth.

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I am. I should be gone by now, but I'm annoying enough to stick around.

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Love this except for the switch being reversed so that down is on and up is off. Understand the reason, just bugs my senses a skooch

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This reminds me of a knife switch or what ever you want to call it. You want off to be down so that in an emergency, gravity helps to disconnect the power

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Might be a dual switch light circuit. The direction for on and off will change depending on which switch was used last and next.

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This may be a new concept to Americans, but in other parts of the world, down being on is the standard.

Source: I have 19 of them in my home in Australia (and no, it's not because my house is upside down).

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Not the case in Norway

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Same here in Iraq.

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So the interesting thing is, this is standard in the US because the National Electric Code that sets our standards requires that disconnecting means are "fall-safe". So if a switch or a disconnect wears out, gravity makes the default setting "off".

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I knew it was a standard in the US but not why. TIL. Thanks!

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Yup! Also the joke I was taught installing switches is, if you ever flip it upside down it goes from "ON" to "NO"

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