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Andrew2 · 11th Feb 2019, 11:01 am

It's usually congealed grease in the mechanism. See if you can squirt some switch cleaner between the shaft and the bush, leave for a little while and then operate the switch repeatedly to free it up. Once it's OK, a drop or two of oil will keep it free.

11th Feb 2019, 11:01 am	#5
Andrew2 Nonode Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dukinfield, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 2,036	Re: Switch is very hard to turn .Trio 9R 59D. It's usually congealed grease in the mechanism. See if you can squirt some switch cleaner between the shaft and the bush, leave for a little while and then operate the switch repeatedly to free it up. Once it's OK, a drop or two of oil will keep it free. __________________ Andy G1HBE.