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I just got this R+M 2610 and the switch was a mess, very sloppy, and would work and then not.Well I went about trying to adjust and tighten it,and the same thing ,hit and miss.The brass contacts are very worn.But here is something that is very odd.To start with the nichrome windings are tiny,but with the help of magnification,there was two winding stubs where the wires were broke and missing. I was stumped at how the different speeds,or how it would work at all.There was a piece of black tape across it . I pulled it back and with horror I thought brittle nichrome was stuck to it. As it turned out someone along the way just crossed the broken windings across half the the other windings,then just stuck tape across it to hold it in place. I would not have known that if the switch was making contact with the speed post. Anyway,one wire was dead so I clipped it, then tied the hot one to the next strand so it lost two strands.That was not an easy job.Reading glasses,old eyes,gorilla hands,magnification, tweezers,dental pick ,about an hour.It seems to work fine now.I've ran it for hours.Good separation of speeds,no heat.Amps low to high .30-.34-.40.Word of advice if working on one of these.The bakelite switch has no metal backing,it's thinner than a popsicle stick,old and brittle and if you try to tweak the switch it will break off.That's it laying there.Under close inspection it looked like a small spot of corrosion at the two wire breaks and no where else, like something dripped on it.The factory worker with no AC,a drop of sweat?Wild,assumption I know. Now for questions.There is no way to put solder on the tie in.Too small. Plus you can hardly solder nichrome .Could I use a small amount of conductive epoxy on the tie in to better secure?The ends of the coils look like they have insulating varnish.Can I use varnish on the nichrome to seal and to secure so they don't move against each other?The ones around the repair are a bit loose.I restored a Northwind and it had no varnish, just bare nichrome.Now the worn brass contacts at switch for speed change.If I solder the tips with lead tin to build it up would it hold up,or maybe silver solder? I have a switch coming but it's condition is described as worked and then it didn't,but I think I can combine the two. Here's a pic just for the heck of it because theres no way to see the tied wire.Any thoughts about this? Also have a brush cap coming.When I get it all together will post pics.By the way.That is not my wiring!-I do not use wire nuts! Solder and shrink tube only.