Brake lever

[Jonathan Pallant]

I seem to have damaged the left hand / rear brake lever on my Kudos Tourer. The mechanical lever and braking is fine, but the microswitch has failed closed-circuit, preventing the motor from running. I've unplugged it for now, and I've got a new one coming in the post but I wondered, is this common or are they normally fairly reliable?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

It's not easy to damage them because the switch only touches the lever when the lever is in its normal position. As soon as you bang or pull the lever, it's clear of the switch.