-- Worn switch example --
Bradthree provided hondaspree a treasure box of parts about a year ago, Beyond selling good parts, Bradthree put in time to separate worn from good,
From this switch, and others, I think Honda put grease on some of their switches. Looking at this switch you will see grit clinging to the contacts, worn through plating and note the switch must have good contact at 2 points (plunger requires both contacts to conduct to energize a brake light). That is a more failure prone than a single contact, *but* there are mitigating factors- Contacts are designed such that there are two contact points on each switch pole - redundancy enhances reliability (Note the dual wear marks in the enlarged photo)
- Honda put the brake switch into the electric start circuit. Feedback of a brake light switch failure can be lack of electric start (You can on a regular basis be testing - alternate your choice of lever pull when starting to test both switches, or *regularly* look at the brake light and pull each brake lever)
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