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FYI - If anyone is still in need of the auxiliary float switch assembly there are a few NOS ones " New MEP-002A & MEP-003A Fuel Float Switch. PN: 415-0308 " that appeared on an auction site today. I don't want to run afoul of the rules so I won't post a link (you will have to do your own...
Very true, heat can damage most any component if too much is applied; however bare lead reed switches are cheap to replace. If the leads coming out are long enough there are ways to heat sink the leads near the component while focusing just enough heat on the extremity of the lead being...
Alternatively, you could buy your own micro-torch. They are plentiful on Amazon and are under $50. Then your set to silver solder anything else that comes up in the future. I've got a roll of silver solder that I have had for decades and it does come in very handy now and then.
I always wondered how the aux float switch worked. Thanks for sharing.
Newark has similar style reed switches: http://www.newark.com/switches_reed?rd=reed+switch&catalogId=15003&langId=-1&storeId=10194
You still might be able to salvage it!
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