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Switch Assembly

  1. Return spring check

    Make sure the plunger returns to its original position immediately after pressed-in then released.

    Fig 1: Checking Plunger Returns
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  2. Magnet switch continuity test

    Be sure there is continuity between the terminals S and M, and between terminal S and ground. Use a circuit tester.

    Also check to be sure there is no continuity between terminal M and B.

    Terminal / Resistance: 

    S - M/1 Ω or less 

    S - Ground/1 Ω or less 

    M - B/1 MΩ or more 

    Fig 2: Checking Continuity Between Terminals S And M
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