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   NSCabinetguy | Dec 16, 2021 02:26pm | #1

   If you are in Canada, there are a few switches at the Whitby Ont Makita depot.
   I finally had to replace mine ....Having cleaned it 3 or 4 times over the years.
   (after many thousands of Bd/Ft...bought in 1985! Excellent machine!)
   If you still can't get your hands on one....it is a fairly simple rocker switch when disassembled, and a contact cleaning will get you back up and running...if you can successfully re-assemble, be sure to remember how it went together... (there are 4 tiny moving parts that are a bit tricky to keep in place while re-assembling.)
   Hope you get back up and running soon!
   Pics below....
   - new switch, and old switch disassembled.
   - trickiest part of disassembly is prying off the top switch housing as it is pressed into place (be careful not to damage the main box!)
   -then it's a matter of cleaning the contacts and reassembling ....
   Good luck....and remember the woodworker's motto...patience.

   
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   user7596380 | Dec 16, 2021 05:16pm | #2

   If your repair job leaves pieces and parts scattered everywhere except in your machine, the other two places I'd suggest for a replacement are Grainger's:(grainger dot com), or e-Replacement Parts:(eReplacementParts dot com),.

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   Richard1237 | Dec 17, 2021 06:02pm | #3

   My switch is different than yours. The 2030N model takes a rectangular box with around 7 wires in it. The 2030 model has a different switch.