uxcell 1P4T 1 Pole 4 Position 1 Deck Band Channel Rotary Switch Selector with Knob

Uxcell 1P4T 1 Pole 4 Position Rotary Switch:Well built high quality switch, this switch works well, no cheap plastic and comes with a good quality knob.A little spendy, but is built to last, should serve its purpose for along time.

Nice little 4 position switch. It seems to be well made and works well.

I like the price and ordered two; but when I received them, I expected them to be able to hand most or all of the current with which they were rated. I'm using them for an HF antenna switch box that will be transmitting relatively high RF power (300~500W) into a 50-ohm load, so the switch's current rating was important. When I tested the contact resistance, they were not near ZERO! I needed to tighten the contacts and douse with DeOxit for reduced contact resistance. Additionally, touch the switch lightly and it jitters (insecure connection). I see this on my SWR meter, so I do not have full confidence that I won't blow out my equipment if this resistance jitters while I an transmitting. All in all, it is working, but my equipment will suffer much greater $$damages if this switch jitters while I transmit. I will likely need to spend more on a higher quality switch in the meanwhile.UPDATE: Well I believe I was too complacent with this prediction. I ended up blowing out a perfect RM Italy 300W linear amp because of this switch. The contacts failed and jittered open during a long distance transmission and my amp smoked. I have since replaced the switch with a $50 switch. Expensive lesson on a mission critical component!

It was very sturdy and easy to figure out how to connect to it.

Durable and nice detents

Bought this to switch cameras on my truck. Needed something with a long, metal stem so I could really tighten it down. This seemed like what I wanted. Examination showed the contacts were not designed to carry much current, but that was okay for my application. What I didn't like was the amount of effort it takes to move the switch from one position to another. Actually thought I was going to break the turn knob using it. Modified it so it was easier to turn (considerable amount of work). Should have shopped a little longer.

Man, it's got one pole and four positions, what more you want?

The switch works fine if you want fixed states. However, it does not allow for continuous progression. To be clear, after clicking to the forth position, you can not turn the nob again to return to the first position--you have to reverse to position 3 and 2 to get back to 1. Many rotary switches include a post or pin that can be removed or bent to allow continuous progression, but this does not appear to have that feature and there are no instructions included with the product to explain if this can be done.