Allodoxaphobia wrote:

On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:03:42 GMT, Doug White wrote:

Are there other brands I should consider trying, or do people
think I just got ones from a bad batch?

I've always felt that "Reliable Slide Switch" was an oxymoron.
Yes, I'm with you. I have seen some very special switches that had a slider
or rocker that operated a microswitch with a cam-like mechanism. These were
probably for aerospace reliability level applications, and prices
accordingly.

The typical slide switches have really mediocre contacts with thin plating,
and once the springy contact fingers had worn down, you'd get poor contact,
base metal on base metal.

Jon