Quote Originally Posted by omnedon
I can't speak for FABombjoy, but I'd do a CV switch repair for $20-40USD (depending on whether or not the whole switch had to be replaced), but you'd have to add to and from ship to that.
Personally, I do repairs and mods for trades. I like stuff more than money.

In all my hunting, the Coleco that I have is the only one I've ever worked on. Plus, it was an eBay purchase, also (a birthday gift from my wife). I'd like to get my hands on another with a bad switch, to see if I could source a new one. I'm willing to bet the part is out there somewhere.

Quote Originally Posted by omnedon
It "may" be possible to inject some di-electric grease into the old switch, re-applying the lubricant.
Have you done this to a switch before? I'm wondering because previously I've used dielectric grease on spark plug boots to keep out water. I've always thought of it as more of an insulating grease (like the insulating dielectric compound in caps). Sounds like an interesting idea, tho. It would at least keep the internals free of moisture.

I'm just glad that most of the older stuff is friendlier than CVs and Intys to work on. Those two give me a headache.