After receiving numerous whacks on the head from cabinets that were not securely held open, because the magnets were not strong enough, I checked at the local Home Depot and found some of the part that attach to the ceiling that are identical to the original ones -- just a little darker shade of brown. They are made in China and have a lable of "Liberty Hardware". There is a number C08700C-T-P on the lable as well as "1285", which is the number that Home Depot had them under.

By MikeKinney on Saturday, May 12, 2001 - 08:12 pm:

Have you tried these yet? Do they hold the cabinet doors up?

By Tom Patterson on Saturday, May 12, 2001 - 08:37 pm:

Yes, much better than the existing ones. The magnets are stronger. I really think that the existing ones weakened over the years. I replaced all 15 that were in the Travel Home.

By James on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - 05:08 pm:

Tom-

I cleaned each of my magnets with steel wool several years ago and all of mine still hold the doors up well. I have also seen these at the local RV salvage yard in Denver. Thanks for the info for future reference. I also bought a few extra latches that were original with the little white plastic push buttons on each end. All of mine still worked but I thought the springs may wear out down the line.