New style light switch issue?

[Warren Lovell]

Is there a special way to turn on the lights with the new push button switch? My lights go on for a second and go off after I press enter...help!

Warren

 

[emmado22]

Sounds like your switch is dead, just like the many thousands of it's brothers and sisters. I went back to the old style 3 lever switch after burning out 2 of the pushbuttons.. They suck.

 

[BKubu]

I have a couple of the switches and have not had any problems with them. However, I have heard that there was a bad "run" of switches. I am not sure the serial numbers, but I was told that these were some of the ones that were cut loose. Perhaps, you have a switch from this lot.

Bruce

Olney, MD
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1991 M149A2
1989 M932A2
1989 M925A2
1989 M101A2
1988 M977
1988 M105A2
1987 M1045
1987 M105A2
1985 M1009 (3)
1970 M149A2
1964 M129C
1963 M332 (3)

 

[ida34]

I had the same problem and replaced four relays internally in the switch. It cost me about $30 or so for the parts from digi-key and I had a relative that does electronics replace them. There were four relays and they were surface mount relays. If you take it apart you will see the relays are smoked.

 

[devilman96]

emmado hit it... THere is something about the ones produced before (if I remember correctly) 2004 ... ida34 is also correct, changing the relays is not a hard thing ehter.

 

[ojsdna744]

Re: RE: New style light switch issue?

Sounds like your switch is dead, just like the many thousands of it's brothers and sisters. I went back to the old style 3 lever switch after burning out 2 of the pushbuttons.. They suck.

I love my push button switch. I've made all the 'errors' when operating it and never a hitch. /knock on wood/ I'm just not smart enough to operate the three lever switch!

 

[sermis]

RE: Re: RE: New style light switch issue?

I have one of the take out rebuild. No ground wire. It works ok. What I don't like is that if you do not turn it off it has a light that stays on and drains the battery. On the three lever switch if I left it on it did not run down the battery.

 

[Warren Lovell]

Replacing the light switch relays..

Can I send the relay to one of you that has done the job and pay you to do the repair. I paid too much to throw this out.

Thanks

warren