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  • Cordless Screwdriver Switch Re-Repair

    The switch on that screwdriver failed again, this time by having the internal switch mounting bosses disintegrate:

    Cordless screwdriver - broken switch mounts
    Cordless screwdriver – broken switch mounts

    Not being one to worry about outside appearances, I simply drilled out the bosses to fit a pair of 4-40 screws, put the nuts inside, and it was all good:

    Cordless screwdriver - switch with screws
    Cordless screwdriver – switch with screws

    Except that the switch now required an unseemly amount of force to operate in the forward direction. The switch is the cheapest possible collection of bent metal strips and injection molded plastic bits you can imagine, but with some bending and re-staking and general futzing around, it works fine again.

    This still makes no economic sense…