Product review (2 stars): CW 40 Scroll saw working again, much appreciated!
On/Off switch on my Hitachi CW40 Scroll Saw stopped working. Saw on a forum someone else had a faulty switch. There are just two screws on the gray On/Off switch housing. Once open you can swap the light switch with the on/off one to see if the switch is the problem. I did that and now the on/off worked but the light didn't. I looked up the switch part number in the manual and was surprised Amazon had it. It just came today, I installed it, and it works great. Seems expensive at 6.95 for such a small switch, but it is an original replacement, seems well made and works.

Update, 12/28/17 -- I changed my review to 2 stars. The other switch on my scroll saw went out so I came back here to buy another one. Now the price is 11.60. Outrageous price, but I needed it so I paid. I did more research and found out Hitachi discontinued this switch so it seems this seller elevates the price for his captive customers to sell what he has left. I did even more research and found Master Tool Repair still has these in stock and sells them for $2.50. If this switch goes out again I will modify the saw and put in a cheap toggle switch. Shame on Hitachi for poor quality control and no longer supporting their product.....and shame on this supplier for price raping dumb customers like myself.