To save these old switches it is best to wire in a relay. This will
allow only a very small current through the switch so it will not
wear/burn out, leaving the main current being handled by the relay.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Tom schreef op 18-6-2014 16:35:
> Greg,
>
> Thanks! The contact cleaner I sprayed in was acting as a lubricant, and
> after the cleaner evaporated, the switch wouldn't work. I opened the
> switch, applied some lubricam, and now the switch works perfectly.
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Greg Lemon <glemon@neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> If you pry off the back cover there are usually a couple plates that
>> toggle back and forth to make contact and are attached to springs, which
>> supply the force that causes them to flip and make the clicking sound when
>> you flip the switch, I have successfully taken these types of switches
>> apart and fixed them, and I have also ended up with broken unusable bits,
>> but worth a try, it is small parts, fiddly type work.
>>
>> Greg Lemon
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Tom" <ah3000me@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 6:33 PM
>> To: "Healey Mail List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Healeys] windshield wiper switch
>>
>> Hi,
>>> I got caught in the rain last week with my 66 BJ8, and I found myself
>>> wrestling with a tempermental windshield wiper switch.
>>>
>>> Back in the garage, I found that spraying a bit of electric contact
>>> cleaner
>>> down the front of the switch will make it work properly. The switch made
>>> a
>>> sharp click noise when turned on or off, and the wipers turned on or off
>>> as
>>> they should. But a half-hour later, there's no noise when I turn the
>>> switch to the on position, and the wipers do not work.
>>>
>>> Can these switches be cleaned and made to work properly?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Tom
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