Best Practice - Switch Lock Washer Placement

[Philthy]

Never to old to learn I say...

This post has on the current BananaGanger Build Report thread has me interested as I adopt a similar practice to the OP.

I'm nitpicking here, but would this look better with the lock washers inside instead of outside?

What am I, and the OP, doing wrong?

[thesmokingman]

lock washers only really work when they have something metal and immobile to dig into ... so inside the case is where they belong.

[davent]

Yes... inside and drill a dimple for the washer numb to lock into just like for a pot.
dave

[Philthy]

ah, I am looking at the wrong washer. I was referring to the one on the footswitch with the plastic washer and locking star washer.

[kgull]

Yep, locking star washer goes on the inside of the enclosure, not the outside. Not only does it look nicer, it actually works better because it literally "locks" the body of the switch to the inside of the enclosure.

[davent]

For some reason my brain was thinking toggle switch, must have just come from reading a thread about those. In any case starwashers/lockwashers inside, a must have for jacks and work well for pots if you don't want to use the anti spin tabs.
dave