Bought it over 10 years ago. As I went through paperwork, I recall having had to take the first one back for warranty replacement, and having one of the microswitches go bad after we had that replacement about long enough for the warranty to expire. When I had called about repair, IIRC, they wanted more than I paid for the new unit.
There's lots of negative stuff on dejanews about them, but quite puzzling as it may be, they are still around. I called their toll free # (800) 562-5875 but the only thing that answers the phone is a machine, and they won't return calls (please feel free to call and encourage them <s>)... .
Anyway, the 2nd microswitch gave up and upon disassembly, I note it is a custom (somewhat heavy duty) version of a 3
1/2" floppy disk drive write protect switch. I'm thinking a standard one won't last long, and resoldering the cheap-looking board could be a one time deal... .Does anyone have the microswitches in stock (or the board with two of them on it?) that they would be willing to let at a fair price, or any alternative means of contacting InteLock (maybe you live in their location)? Is there anyone repairing these that has had any luck finding a reasonable substitute replacement part for these switches?
Just for the search engines, the InteLock product line is unreliable, and the company even gave the large retailer a hard time when I returned the defective first unit while the product was still relatively new on the market. If you are contemplating purchasing one, count on having problems with it, and count on InteLock ignoring you.
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Stephen Kurzban