hi mechmonster, thanks for reply, i have managed to find the part for my 12volt g tech strimmer, i got it from maplins, it is the standard microswitch with lever actuator. i cut the actuator off to make it work, this actuator has one extra contact on the switch which i trimmed back to make it fit into the handle, the contacts are slightly wider so i trimmed them as well so the wired contacts would fit.the product code is gw:72p i was told they also stock the same switch without the actuator, cost £1.70. saved me cost of new strimmer.
christopher21
October 2011