Question Weird Enclosure Mounted Switch Problem

[Crag_Hack]

Hi I have an 8 port switch I need to take off a wiring enclosure to upgrade to a 16 port one. For some weird reason I'm only able to remove the switch from the left screw that is screwed into the enclosure. I tried tweaking the right side of the switch to disengage it from the right screw but couldn't get it right. Is there something obvious (or not so obvious) I'm missing in this particular setup? Anything I can try to remove the switch? Next time I'm there I'll try again wiggling it this way and that to see if maybe a different direction of force gets it free from the screw. Thanks.

 

[kanewolf]

Hi I have an 8 port switch I need to take off a wiring enclosure to upgrade to a 16 port one. For some weird reason I'm only able to remove the switch from the left screw that is screwed into the enclosure. I tried tweaking the right side of the switch to disengage it from the right screw but couldn't get it right. Is there something obvious (or not so obvious) I'm missing in this particular setup? Anything I can try to remove the switch? Next time I'm there I'll try again wiggling it this way and that to see if maybe a different direction of force gets it free from the screw. Thanks.

My guess is the captive nut is no longer captive. It is spinning with the screw. Those can be difficult. You can try putting a screwdriver under the screw head to hold the nut tight to the vertical rail. Or you might have to take other equipment out to get the screw out.

 

[Crag_Hack]

@kanewolf Thx, I think it's just conventional screws though, sheet metal screws inserted into a hole in the sheet metal.

 

[kanewolf]

@kanewolf Thx, I think it's just conventional screws though, sheet metal screws inserted into a hole in the sheet metal.

Without some pictures, I don't have any more recommendations. A sheetmetal screw that has stripped out the backing metal, would still be removed the same. A screwdriver blade under the head to lever it toward you.

 

[Crag_Hack]

I think I didn't explain myself well enough, it's not the screw that's stuck, it's the switch stuck on the mounting screw. I move the switch upwards and the left side comes off the screw but the right side does not.

 

[kanewolf]

I think I didn't explain myself well enough, it's not the screw that's stuck, it's the switch stuck on the mounting screw. I move the switch upwards and the left side comes off the screw but the right side does not.

I can't visualize your problem. Get some pictures. Post to imgur.com and post some links. Tom's does not host images.