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Re: Problem With Limit Switch

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Originally Posted by philso View Post
Make sure you are not using the limit switch as the end stop for your mechanism. They often break when you do that.
Some teams extend the switch lever with a piece of small flexible tubing. That way the load simply bends the tubing and does not crush the lever.