I am not sure about those Eaton switches. But I often get the GE TC10323R for this purpose and they seem decent. Home Depot has them. I am surprised by what you are experiencing with those Eaton switches though. Something is definitely wrong if they don't require a bit of force to move. I'd return those.
Cheers, Dave On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM Ray Walters via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings Wrenches; > > I just recently purchased a couple of Eaton 100 A manual transfer > switches (DT 223URH-N) from Amazon. They appear to be UL listed, but > the quality is non UL, import level. The handle is loose, and there is > almost no middle detent to hold it in the off position. It just glides > from "on" at the top through "off" in the middle, to "on" at the bottom, > without catching. It is supposedly service entrance rated, which it > needs to be, but it is nothing like T switches I've worked with before. > Some of those seemed over kill, and needed 30lbs or more of force to > over come the springs that hold it in each position. > > Did I get a counterfeit, or is this just how this switch works? I > purposely avoided the Vevor, and other Chinese brands because they were > not UL listed. There are some really crappy electrical products being > sold into the US market right now. The Eaton brand was 4 times the > price of the Vevor, but I don't think it's any better, that's why I'm > suspecting its counterfeit. I know from the music industry, that we are > being flooded with counterfeit equipment in that industry. > > Thanks, > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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