Indoor Light switches with 40mm instead of 60mm

[Struan Clark]

Hi,

Does anyone know if i can still get indoor light switches with the older style 40mm between screws istead of the more standard 60mm between screws? Ive been looking for a while and cant find any, the house was build in the 30's im guessing that was the standard back then.

Cheers

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Have you taken the front off any of these switches?

 

[Struan Clark]

Yes, ive attached some pics

 

[Shoei]

Hi,

Does anyone know if i can still get indoor light switches with the older style 40mm between screws istead of the more standard 60mm between screws? Ive been looking for a while and cant find any, the house was build in the 30's im guessing that was the standard back then.

Cheers

You mean the old circular light switches like this?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I was thinking, they may be grid plate style.
With the inner frame screw holes at 60mm and the screws for the front cover at 40mm.

 

[westward10]

Never seen a switch like that, looks like a BESA box in the wall but it must have an angled conduit entry or the screws will not be horizontal.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Could be something like this:

 

[snowhead]

Possibly use a 20mm box, plus modern switch, which looks to have 40mm centre fixings.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/250624967182-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Replace the round box with a square back box.
Is there a CPC?

 

[Struan Clark]

Think ill just add a 20mm box if i cant get the switches, the wall is bad enough unfortunatly dont really want to dig more holes to put the square back box in. Cheers all