On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:32:47 -0800 (PST), [email protected] wrote:
>I have a pre 1975 Craftsman RAS that has the power safety switch (the
>key device) and can't get it to turn on. It is getting power to the
>switch(it sparked) pushing the buttons doesn't seem to do anything.
>
>Can I replace the switch with one of those new fangled paddle safety
>swtiches?
ace hardware has a switch that fits [or at least they did 2 years ago]
I dont remember having to do any remodeling to make it fit but it was
different looking from the old one.
skeez
skeez wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:32:47 -0800 (PST), [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I have a pre 1975 Craftsman RAS that has the power safety switch
> > (the key device) and can't get it to turn on. It is getting
> > power to the switch(it sparked) pushing the buttons doesn't seem to
> > do anything.
> >
> > Can I replace the switch with one of those new fangled paddle safety
> > swtiches?
>
>
> ace hardware has a switch that fits [or at least they did 2 years ago]
> I dont remember having to do any remodeling to make it fit but it was
> different looking from the old one.
>
> skeez
You might check the Sears parts site. Do a model search. I have bunch
of pre '75 tools from them. Jim
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