i bypassed it, and hooked up that barrel connector to make straight connection, without using marine goop. lasted a good while, until i over crammed the tank with 30 ragging macs.
my stock hobie switch was pretty good , it was coated with red latex? to try and prevent failure. the switch failed somewhere inside , i believe. unlike some users on this site , i like the occasional reach around .
bypassing sucks ess. but it is one less thing to worry about . after all the bucks i spent , i did not want to spend another 30 for a switch from west marine. thanks again for any input .