Dan,
Not sure what "raised position" means, as the piston moves from front
to back in a horizontal direction when switch is monted in the
dash. In any case, the piston is only for time delay and has no
electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are all in the front,
immediately inside the front cover. Yes, both contacts should be
open with the switch is at rest. Properly set the time delay should
be about 20 seconds. Switch contacts should stay closed during that
time. It is return motion of the piston that pushes the switch back
to rest position (off) as it times out.
As to that odd second switch, photos please.
Barney
At 03:15 PM 2/12/2010 -0800, Dan Dwelley wrote:
>....
>I decided to go through my turn signal switches ....
>
>I pulled one apart .... all looked fine but the position of the
>switch when the piston is in the raised position. Am I wrong to
>assume (I know...bad word) that neither contact should be closed
>when in the raised position? ....
>I'm guessing this may have been some aftermarket reproduction that
>was made on a Friday or a Monday....
>
>The switch from my '56 is cracked so I figured maybe I could rob
>some parts from that to fix the other...WRONG!! It looks VERY
>different from the switch Barney shows on his website
>(http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/electric/tssw_2.htm ). The quality is
>VERY good but unfortunately cannot be used with the other switch.
>....
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