Shire VUK Problems

Left VUK went flaky again.  That switch was last changed for a new one at the end of March, so it lasted less than 6 months!  Take into account that I have been away in the USA on business in May for 3 weeks and then on holiday all of July.  The switch gets hammered in gameplay, but should last longer than a few months.  The old style Williams VUK design (or the use of optos on upkickers) seems to work for years.

Discovered during testing with a ball resting in the fork of the switch, that a slight pressure at the back of the switch blade would trigger a closure.  So I took two needle nose pliers and put a slight bend upwards on the blade about 1/4 of the way along the switch body.  This fixed the problem, for now.  Doubtful that it will stay fixed once it goes out of adjustment.  Bummer.