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Old 10th July 2020, 19:53   #18
HarryM1BYT
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Originally Posted by jwykes View Post
All,

Managed to fix the reverse light problem. It was the switch after all. The old one must have been been playing tricks with the circuit and tests I tried. Electrickery can be challenging at times.

Interestingly the new switch from plunger tip to nut is slightly shorter than the original.

Big thanks to all that helped, and its another example of switch failure to add to the list
Post #3, above

The new switch will operate with the plunger further out, than the old one.
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