> Could the switch contact come loose from the bottom of the rod, yes, but = if it does > the wiring left inside the rod to the contact would break and you just ha= ve a piece > of metal making contact without any power connected. Oh, you mean like the time the distributor arm broke on my dad's car? Event= ually it managed to wiggle around and make contact between the centre pin c= oming from the ignition coil and the connection to a spark plug on a cylind= er where the exhaust valve was open. The resulting explosion of fuel/air mi= xture that had filled the exhaust pipe split the silencer. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .