Re: [OMC-Boats] Review of new TC Electronics Replacement Switch

Maybe we've found someone to mold new switches for us? Just kidding...but good job, plastic molding is tough stuff. Just so everyone knows, there is a OMC single lever control box on ebay right now....great condition...sans the electric switch!
 
> From: jdood@...
> To: omc-boats@...
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:46:06 -0700
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Review of new TC Electronics Replacement Switch
>
> Yeah _ i will be interested to find out how these switches perform
> next season . If they work well, I'll probably buy one too. The
> photos on their site show a shifter box that'd different than mine but
> would probably still fit. The plastic arm makes me a little nervous
> but i'm sure its better than original.
>
> In the meantime........... miracles do happen! I FIXED MY ORIGINAL
> PLASTIC 5 WIRE SWITCH! yay! So far so good I should say. It's
> not something I would recommend for anyone lacking a ton of
> patience. Anyone with Swiss watch making experience or brain
> surgery experience would probably have an easier time. There's a
> local place in town (actually other locations in west coast) called
> Tap Plastics. They sell all the stuff to mold your own pieces.
> So I made a mold of the broken disc from the original, and after
> about 5 tries, got one that worked. Air in the curing plastic
> bubbles were the main challenge. Once I got a good one, the next
> challenge was getting the stupid switch back together without the
> pieces shifting around. It;s sort of a smaller version of trying
> to get the shifter housing back together without things shifting
> around. Anyway - finally got it. Bench tested several times -
> forward and reverse lighting up consistantly. Then installed and
> reassembled shifter. Passed several back and forth tests. Then
> water tested - also passing test. Even the neutral lockout works
> perfectly. YEs, the original switch design still absolutely
> sucks and it could fail again at anytime. But it's gonna get me
> through the season until i can figure out my next move. Who knows -
> it could in fact last another 5 seasons for all I know. Here's some
> photos. More details to anyone who's interested.
>
>

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Received on Monday, 31 August 2009