hoobby Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 After as above will not lock back into place/off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I think most of them do that now. I’ve got one on the shelf that won’t lock back into place, plus my replacement is now taped up and a 50k mint original I look after is taped up too 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmist Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Mine has just started doing it aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoobby Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 hours ago, cam.in.head said: hi. for some strange reason i cannot reply direct on your post ? anyway. the switch not staying in is a common one as usually they only get tried once a year for the mot. all mine have done the same. be patient. its just the internals getting sticky through lack of use.a little wd and some vicous prodding / tapping always got mine to work properly. easier with the red knob removed . sorry if you have already tried this a million times but it does work on my 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoobby Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 no longer required switch has fixed itself but have wd40 it to make sure cheers cam.in.head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 24/05/2022 at 19:12, hoobby said: no longer required switch has fixed itself but have wd40 it to make sure cheers cam.in.head Yeah, it’s pretty amazing the amount of gunk that does ingress over the years. If possible remove and manipulate the angles whilst spraying good aerosol contact cleaner into the switch to flush it out works. WD40 even do a special version now ! Just about double what it can be purcgased for from Farnell etc. https://www.toolstation.com/wd-40-specialist-contact-cleaner/p87848 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Pounsett Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Jessopia74 said: Yeah, it’s pretty amazing the amount of gunk that does ingress over the years. If possible remove and manipulate the angles whilst spraying good aerosol contact cleaner into the switch to flush it out works. WD40 even do a special version now ! Just about double what it can be purcgased for from Farnell etc. https://www.toolstation.com/wd-40-specialist-contact-cleaner/p87848 For initial cleaning of bits like this I use carb cleaner or brake cleaner. It lifts the grim and floats it away. When it’s evaporated 30 seconds later I spray with WD40 or PTFE spray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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