On 6/15/2012 10:34 PM, Steve B wrote:
My SIL is having a problem with her trolling motor on her canoe. It has a
three position rocker switch with six spade prongs coming out the back, two
for each position on the rocker. Right, middle, and left.

When doing a continuity check, I can only get continuity between the middle
two. The right and left do not have any continuity whatsoever, with the
pair, or with any other spade push terminal. There is no melting, no
blackening, and no evidence of melted metal from shorting/arcing. Shouldn't
there be continuity on all three pairs, each one having continuity when I
flip the rocker to that position?

Not if the contacts are defective. They make high current,
'reversing' toggle switches that have a flat pair of straps that run to
opposing corners. If that thing was stored outdoors, or in a damp
location the guts are probably a green ball of goo.