Still in Shock

Chuck wrote:
My Archer is in annual and I ask the A&P to check on replacing the trim
switch on the yoke. It has been getting a little hard to get it to
activate in the "down" direction.

He just called and said Piper wanted about $325 for the SWITCH. I
looked in Aircraft Spruce and a non PMA switch is about $25.

Manual trim isn't that bad but it seems a shame to lose a function
because of "attempted rape".

Chuck

Piper made two different trim switches. One is a round switch with a
ridged slide. That switch is made by Mason Switch, but it is not one
that they keep in stock. You can order one from them, but it will run
you pretty close to the $325 that Piper charges for it. Most of the
cost is tooling set-up fees. If you have more than one made, the
incremental cost for the additional switches is quite small (on the
order of $10). One of the guys on the Cherokee Pilots Association chat
did this a while back and got 10 switches, which he sold at his cost.
There was recently several people on the Chat looking to buy switches,
so you might join if not already a member and get on the bandwagon.

The other trim switch they made was a custom assembly that contained a
pair of standard microswitches and a superstructure that holds a plastic
push button rocker. I don't know who made that one, and have not found
anything like it in any of the electronic catalogs.