Just picked up a 1930s Battery operated Coronado

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

He explained everything except how to figure out which wires to bridge together. That you do either by looking at the schematic and tracing the wiring (which I recommend) or by checking switch terminal resistance with the switch on and off. (These methods should be fairly obvious to anyone who has been working on electronics for a while and knows how to read a schematic)

Personally I wouldn't bother disconnecting leads from the switch(though you could go through the extra effort if you want) unless the 2 poles of the switch that aren't supposed to have continuity are shorting.... what I'd do is either jumpper the contacts at the terminals with clip leads or tack solder jumper wires across the correct terminals.

What I meant was do I connect wires together to bypass the switch altogether or do I connect the wires together and use the switch as well?

I guess I should of been clearer, but I was in a hurry last night.