Originally posted by csf03716
mike, if he had an existing problem (i had to wiggle it to make it work) before hand, then all the diagnostic/ troubleshootin ain't gonna fix an internal problem with the switch!...comon the thing is 40 plus years old, and after bein "jerked and pulled" for 40 plus years it's tired!....and nothing short of a new switch is gonna solve the situation.....cause its gonna be a constant variable in the circuit...sometimes its good sometimes it ain't...why even risk this for the love of $30.00 and eliminating one big IF....more time will be wasted trying to figure out what the problem might be ...time over money well spent?

that's called parts replacing, it can be diagnosed. i like to know what the actual problem is and then i can give the customer the choice of just fixing what's needed or fixing what's needed and replacing the old switch(it might not be the sw.), but it would be his choice.