Looking for key switch with IP rating
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The best I found in a one minute google search for your phrase "key switch with IP68 rating" are NEMA4 on McMaster-carr under their Washdown rated keyswitches,
www.mcmaster.com
and IP66 on a security-system site.
There are probably lots more out there.
BTW, I used a Briggs&Stratton keyswitch salvaged off some mower (not by me so I don't know which mower) for years on various projects with no problems even in rainy weather, until I finally managed to bang into the key hard enough one too many times, and damaged the switch internals...probably didn't help it any that I had been using it for quite some time at that point as the KSI switch for a 14s (52v) controller, and I'm sure it was only rated for 12v.
Oh, and something else to note--some waterproof switches are only rated that way when no key is inserted. When a key is in it the cover is kept open so it may leak water around the key slots depending on how the key itself is made.
McMaster-Carr
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V3172-094-KA-H-Dust and Water Proof Indoor/Outdoor Key Switc
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There are probably lots more out there.
BTW, I used a Briggs&Stratton keyswitch salvaged off some mower (not by me so I don't know which mower) for years on various projects with no problems even in rainy weather, until I finally managed to bang into the key hard enough one too many times, and damaged the switch internals...probably didn't help it any that I had been using it for quite some time at that point as the KSI switch for a 14s (52v) controller, and I'm sure it was only rated for 12v.
Oh, and something else to note--some waterproof switches are only rated that way when no key is inserted. When a key is in it the cover is kept open so it may leak water around the key slots depending on how the key itself is made.
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