Subject: Left hand switch solution
Author: Fred Sahms
Date: Nov 1, 2002, 9:03 AM
Post ID: 1711314531
I have been looking for a solution to the unobtainium left hand CEV 169
switch for my Eldo, and came up with a $18 fix. There have been a
number of sky-high Ebay switches, and a guy in the MGNOC newsletter has
replicas for $50 (no wires).
I emailed Cosmo motors and got a 169 switch for a Benelli for $18. The
switch also has no wires, and is narrower by a little than the original
Eldo switch. The screw holes are closer together as well. The plastic
"plate" that holds all the guts is all I used from the new switch,
sandwiching it between the chrome cover and the black plastic base of my
original switch. A little dremel work allowed the original screws to
locate on either side of the plastic plate, and when assembled all the
switches are in the same places and can't be distinguished from the
original. I'll be using a relay for the headlight so this one won't
melt like the original (especially with a halogen light).
It's a little fiddling to save $25, I know, but I did it in 30 minutes.
73 Eldo (motor in the frame!)
78 T3/949