/5 starter/turn signal switch

9842 · Feb 27, 2020

Hi
I have 3 toasters and my blue one has a starter switch that is intermittent. Sometimes I get the cricket but mostly when I press the button I get nothing and have to release and push softly to get it to engage. So I'm looking for a switch and saw one advertised somewhere and now I can't find it. I am told that they are out of stock but a new batch is on its way in 6 months or so. If you guys have any leads on new old stock could you let me know.
Thanks
Brian
9842

20774 · Feb 27, 2020

I wasn't aware there was some kind of backlog. Vech at Benchmark Works shows a left switch 61311351220 on their website...don't know if he has them in stock. There are some used part places listed in the link in my signature line.

Any thoughts to possibly taking the switch apart to see what might be going on? I think people have said to do this inside a large dry cleaning bag to keep parts from jumping to unknown parts.

FELAW · Feb 27, 2020

/5 starter switch

There's one for sale in the Marketplace.

RPGR90s · Feb 27, 2020

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9842 said:
Hi
I have 3 toasters and my blue one has a starter switch that is intermittent. Sometimes I get the cricket but mostly when I press the button I get nothing and have to release and push softly to get it to engage. So I'm looking for a switch and saw one advertised somewhere and now I can't find it. I am told that they are out of stock but a new batch is on its way in 6 months or so. If you guys have any leads on new old stock could you let me know.
Thanks
Brian
9842

Or, you could take apart the switch, clean it and verify it works. They're very easy to disassemble, except for maybe the Jesus clip.

ebeeby · Feb 27, 2020

9842 said:
Hi
I have 3 toasters and my blue one has a starter switch that is intermittent. Sometimes I get the cricket but mostly when I press the button I get nothing and have to release and push softly to get it to engage. So I'm looking for a switch and saw one advertised somewhere and now I can't find it. I am told that they are out of stock but a new batch is on its way in 6 months or so. If you guys have any leads on new old stock could you let me know.
Thanks
Brian
9842

If you're getting "the cricket" you might also unplug and plug in your starter relay and starter relay connections a couple of times....

tinkerer · Feb 28, 2020

i am having the same problem with 72 toaster
i can not find a replacement just yet
my problem was frayed wires
i am going to wait for the repro
in the meantime i pulled the two starter wires away from the switch and routed them to an external switch i got at oriellys
since i never had the reflectors on the head light bracket, i mounted the switch though one of those holes
works great and you can barely notice it
the new switch will come with fresh wires so not a big deal

9842 · Mar 3, 2020

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Hi Guys
Thanks for the responses. I remember years ago I cleaned a switch and it was a waist of time as it worked better for a while then needed to be replaced. Some 40 years later I don't want to mess around with old electronics. so I will give Vech a call and see if he has one or if he could recommend someone.
Thanks
brian
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