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Old 10-26-2023, 12:57 PM
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I have a large quantity of the correct NOS ON/OFF iridium tipped switches. I also have NOS ON/OFF/ON switches. The problem is that the iridium tends to go bad after decades and turns to a silver appearance. Some of the switches I have still have good iridium in them.

Funny the Russian switches were mentioned as there is an interesting story behind them. During WW2 B29 bombers that had attacked Japan that were damaged and couldn’t get home were diverted to Russia. Russia reverse engineered the whole aircraft, EVERYTHING including the switches! The Russian switch is on the right….
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