[Healeys] Intermittent OD failiure

[WILLIAM B LAWRENCE]

I found an exact match for the switch on my BN1 at Ace hardware for about 
$3. Seems it used to be a pretty common pattern. Absolutely couldn't tell 
the difference. 5 years down the road and no problems.

Bill Lawrence


>From: glemon at neb.rr.com
>To: RAntal243 at aol.com
>CC: Healeys at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Intermittent OD failiure
>Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:58:51 -0500
>
>I had a similar problem, but it was occuring more frequently, you can
>test by pulling the switch out and hooking it up to a multi guage with
>an ohm meter, when the switch is on resistance should go from full to
>zero (one end of the scale to the other, I am not an electrician.)  Or
>pull the switch and wire it to a simple voltage tester or light, and
>see if it works when you turn it on, using the switch to interupt the
>loop to power from a battery to a flashlight for instance.  If it only
>fails one in twenty times you may need to flick it a lot before it
>doesn't work.
>
>At least on the BN1s the switch does not look to be rebuildable or
>repairable, I blew some WD40 in it and it has worked fine ever since.
>Thanks in advance to all of those who will tell me that WD40 is a water
>displacement chemical and not a lubricant or conductivity improver, but
>that is what worked for me, I think more from the effect of flushing
>the thing out with a solvent than anything else.
>
>Greg Lemon
>54 BN1