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Original breaker will reset after it cools off. None of the switches had bad contacts. Very little wear, and I did not see any sign of arcing. I imagine if I wasn't so cheap, a new switch would fix the problem. Just seems like the breakers go bad with age. Hopefully I will never need a...

I thought about Cranetrtucks idea. I didn't want to do the extra wiring to install a relay, and a mil-spec 24volt one at that. And it's a good thing I took these apart, with the breakers being bad. Not sure they would have worked even without the headlight load.

Here's the other switches. They are all the same case, the guts are a little different. To take them apart there is a little screw under some rubber caulk. Then you have to hold the electrical connecter and tap the housing off. I used a 1-3/4 -18 thread die on the connector, then clamped it...

Here is the first switch I took apart. It has a wire ring on the back that holds the two halves together. Hardest part is pushing the electrical plug out of the rear housing. Plenty of oil, a pick to work the oil around the rubber, and a socket to push it out. The wire ring is pretty easy to...

I've never been happy with the 3 lever switches. Seems like they like to pop the circuit breaker at the worst times, leaving me without lights. Usually when I am towing at night on an interstate with the flashers on. Not a fun time. I've tried about 4 switches so far and they still pop, no...