Tejon Toggle Problem Revisited, Or Solved So Far.

[MarkCZ]

Sometime back I had started a thread about the Toggle sticking in its forward position.
In that thread I and others posted some ideas that seemed to help but what I found they only worked for awhile.

Well, I had figured that I would just use it and in the late fall I would send it off to the company for a going over. Then I got another idea, I have this stuff I bought for guns, its called ,
"Winchester Break-Free" (with CLP) Its an aerosol and when you spray it it comes out like a foam. Anyway, I turned the detector upside down and sprayed just enough into the upper socket for it to not over fill. Then I worked the toggle several times, I even pushed the toggle inward a little to open it up more around the stem and worked it some more. I knew I didn't want to flood the switch with this stuff, I only wanted to get enough into it to coat the switch pivot points.

Well, I have to say its been over a month now and I can still report the switch is working fine.
I'm thinking I would still like to send it in for service over the winter, but I may have to request that they also replace the toggle for me, just incase they don't see a problem with it.

Mark

 

[Rainyday101]

If you look around on the internet at electronics place you can find rubber boots to cover your toggles that will keep the dirt out. I keep saying I'm gonna do that but never seem to find the time.

 

[MarkCZ]

I know dirt could cause a sticky toggle, But they way mine felt wasn't gritty, is was more like wear, or a dry un-lubed mechanical catch. Other things I tried,
Electronic Cleaner, = (worked great, until it dried out, then started sticking again)
Electronic cleaner/lubricator (tuner cleaner) = (this worked great as well, but only for a couple of weeks)

Keep in mind that without taking the detector apart and removing the switch I was trying to NOT flood the switch with enough fluid drain or weep into the other electronics of the detector. I knew that the electronic cleaner would leave any residue after it dried, but I still didn't want to flood the switch. So, on each use of the different items I tried I used them very sparingly and the last item I use I had consider the last attempt without just sending the detector in for service.

I'll post a picture of the product I used when I get more time to be at the computer.

Boots may help to keep them clean and they may also help to spring the switch back to center too, I wonder how long they would last?

Mark

 

[MarkCZ]

Here is a picture of the product I used.

Mark