Post by mmatt1018 on Oct 8, 2014 21:19:42 GMT -5
Hello all,
Well, in just about three short years of owning my scooter, a JCL MP-250A (low milage - currently 4100). I have had to replace both of my "brake switches" at least three times (about to be four now). Including those that were installed at the factory.
I have bought replacement switches from three different internet vendors now, hoping for better results. Yet the - Pin Plunger - always eventually gets stuck inside and then just won't pop back out anymore. Therein making ignition starts and the hand braking taillight display impossible. That is why I posed the question - "Are they all just Cheap Junk?"
So, have any of my fellow riders out there had a similar experience?
Those that I have purchased have all been made of a low-grade plastic, and look identical to the ones pictured below:
Now granted these switches don't cost a whole lot of money ($3-10 per switch - depending on who you buy them from). However, it's just very frustrating to have to keep replacing something that's so essential to just start and/or safely drive my scooter around legally.
So are there any better, more reliable alternatives to these type of switches out there? Or perhaps some other type of switch that can be repurposed and easily converted to work with my scooter?
Also, any of your suggestions about where to buy better quality switches (if they even exist). And/or some technical advice that might help explain why my switches always fail so quickly, would greatly appreciated.
Thank you. . .
Well, in just about three short years of owning my scooter, a JCL MP-250A (low milage - currently 4100). I have had to replace both of my "brake switches" at least three times (about to be four now). Including those that were installed at the factory.
I have bought replacement switches from three different internet vendors now, hoping for better results. Yet the - Pin Plunger - always eventually gets stuck inside and then just won't pop back out anymore. Therein making ignition starts and the hand braking taillight display impossible. That is why I posed the question - "Are they all just Cheap Junk?"
So, have any of my fellow riders out there had a similar experience?
Those that I have purchased have all been made of a low-grade plastic, and look identical to the ones pictured below:
Now granted these switches don't cost a whole lot of money ($3-10 per switch - depending on who you buy them from). However, it's just very frustrating to have to keep replacing something that's so essential to just start and/or safely drive my scooter around legally.
So are there any better, more reliable alternatives to these type of switches out there? Or perhaps some other type of switch that can be repurposed and easily converted to work with my scooter?
Also, any of your suggestions about where to buy better quality switches (if they even exist). And/or some technical advice that might help explain why my switches always fail so quickly, would greatly appreciated.
Thank you. . .
..BAD TO THE BONE..
I'll have to pick some up and try it. And I guess I should just try spraying a little bit in the Pin Plunger area then, right?