Cricket2008

As I get my 67 closer to completion, I notice the interior lights stay on with the doors shut. Checking the two door switches manually (a person pushing the switches at each door) it works OK. So the upper door hinge is not contacting the switch on either side. I made temporary spacers placed on the hinges about 1/4 inch thick and it works OK. What am I missing?

stingrayl76

Adjust the switches by backing them out of the door jam a little.

62Jeff

In addition to the switches being screwed into the door jamb, my understanding is that the plungers self adjust the first time new ones are used. So I wonder if it's possible that the plungers got pushed in too far by somebody and they need to be pulled out a little?

stingrayl76

Jeff,

Very well could be as you say, however I've never had any new ones, just very old ones.

JohnZ

Exactly. The tube the plunger rides in is a press-fit in the hole in the nut, and when new, the first time the door is closed, the hinge contacts the plunger, which bottoms out on the end of the tube, pushing the tube to the door-closed position. From then on, any time the door is opened, the end of the plunger you can't see touches the end of the tube, grounding the circuit.

Remove the switches, push the tubes further rearward in the nut, and re-install. One of Dave Zuberer's neat photos is below that shows how they work.