Have read some threads but can’t find a specific answer…..handle release microswitch appears to have failed and I’m reluctant to buy a whole new handle panel when the problem is just a 10p microswitch. Has anyone found a suitable switch ; I am tempted to give this one a try but my knowledge of electronics is pretty much nonexistent!
Technical Tailgate release microswitch
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Technical Tailgate release microswitch
Normally the handle jams with dirt stopping the handle from pivoting
A good clean of the ends gets them working again
Do this fist it fixes 90%
The micro switch is glued in, it not easy to replace
A separate switch has been added before
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A good clean of the ends gets them working again
Do this fist it fixes 90%
The micro switch is glued in, it not easy to replace
A separate switch has been added before
@portland_bill
Rear hatch release catch. | FIAT Panda (Mk3)
Why, oh why, do manufacturers so love these microswitch operated rear hatch release catches. There's one on the boy's Punto, on our Panda and on my, relatively new (new to me at 2016 anyway) Ibiza. The Punto lock itself actually packed in last year and a new lock had to be fitted. The Ibiza is...
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Thanks; yes, I have removed and cleaned the handle & pivot, and the microswitch just slid out of its housing. When I press the button on the switch side, it does nothing; so I was thinking of just buying a new switch of the same dimensions but unsure if there are any other spec details I need (voltage; amperage etc?) . Trying to avoid fitting an additional switch if possible.Normally the handle jams with dirt stopping the handle from pivoting
A good clean of the ends gets them working again
Do this fist it fixes 90%
The micro switch is glued in, it not easy to replace
A separate switch has been added before
@portland_bill
Rear hatch release catch. | FIAT Panda (Mk3)
Why, oh why, do manufacturers so love these microswitch operated rear hatch release catches. There's one on the boy's Punto, on our Panda and on my, relatively new (new to me at 2016 anyway) Ibiza. The Punto lock itself actually packed in last year and a new lock had to be fitted. The Ibiza is...
I never seen one that slides out, they are normally epoxed or melted in
Anyhow any switch of the correct dimensions will work
It's just short to ground of a voltage sent from the body computer, there's very little currant
Perfect; thanks for your help. I will give it a go when I get back to UK with his new seat covers I had to get delivered inside the EU because of Brexit!!!
Does it look like this ?
The lugs look familiar
Will not work button is in the wrong place
The lugs look familiar
Will not work button is in the wrong place
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Find the specs
Just can't quite read it
4A30DVC
5E4 MT85 or MT35
US might be honeywell
Just can't quite read it
4A30DVC
5E4 MT85 or MT35
US might be honeywell
Great , thanks. I will see what I can track down.
Pretty sure none we have posted so far will be plug and play
The raised lip on yours will probably stop it seating correctly, the button looks too short
Mine the button is too near the end,
The good news is it is a generic part, the dimples on the end are so a lever on the left or right could be fitted, which is not used in this case
If the was a make and part number it would have been so much simpler
The raised lip on yours will probably stop it seating correctly, the button looks too short
Mine the button is too near the end,
The good news is it is a generic part, the dimples on the end are so a lever on the left or right could be fitted, which is not used in this case
If the was a make and part number it would have been so much simpler
Totally ignore everything I have said above it wrong
Original switch is on the left in the photo
Amazon on the right
It's smaller than the standard micro switchs
Original switch is on the left in the photo
Amazon on the right
It's smaller than the standard micro switchs
Ha ha , Thanks - I have asked on Reddit about the wrong switch. lol. Your original looks to be missing the button. When I return, I’ll dismantle mine again as it’s complete and take a photo. I should have done that when I had an exploratory look last week!
It's made by burgess
People have fitted Burgess switches to other models with success
People have fitted Burgess switches to other models with success
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Hi did anyone find a micro switch that fitted and worked ?
Just to cheer you up I replaced the tailgate switch on a 2010 Fiat Scudo as appeared dead on testing, it seemed to work a bit more frequently after, but in the end the fault proved to be the electric lock it's self corroded internally.
Micro switch appears to send an instruction to the BCM (Body Computer) which then sends the signal to the tail gate lock.
panda panda 312
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The lock releases with the key fob button, that’s why I think it’s the micro switch on the handle itself
They all talk through the BCM.
panda panda 312
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If they all talk through the BCM then if my micro switch is broken it wouldn’t be talking to it ?
Agreed, but then after talking to the BCM that instruction goes to the lock it's self, assuming yours is separate.
Correct
Have you tried cleaning the handle first
Most of the time it's road dirt that stops the handle pivoting and activating the switch, rather than the switch itself
It's very common
You should hear the micro switch activating if you put your ear near and feel a click
panda panda 312
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Yes I can hear it clicking. And when I put the multi meter on the blue and black terminal there is no continuity
