A couple of original switches have stopped working in my MGBs due to
the contacts wearing away. Replacement switches have not been as robust
as the originals and have been hot to the touch when used for headlamp
switches w/o relays. I disassembled a non-working original and found
that 4-40 brass machine screws will substitute for the original contacts
quite well. Since then, two switches that I have refurbished that way
are cooler to the touch than the new switches. Before discarding old
switches, one might want to open them and see if they can be serviced.
There is a patina to 30-year-old plastic that is lacking in new switches.
Bob
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:11:03 EDT ATWEDITOR@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 7/12/2005 3:26:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jello@ida.net writes:
>
> Those old switches without relays do cause a lot of problems.
> I've
> installed relays in a lot of locations on my cars - it keeps the
> switch
> good - but then you have to deal with failing relays too.
>
>
> Well, in my case it didn't appear to be any electrical load problem,
> just a
> matter of crumbling plastic and poor construction at the hinges and
> the frame
> where tension is held that makes it click from stop to stop. Not to
> say
> that relays are a bad idea, especially when upgrading headlights,
> adding
> foglights, etc.
>
> Jay Donoghue
> 72 MGBGT
> 66 Mustang
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