Glad you got it all sorted out! Based on the behavior you were experiencing, it really does make sense that it was a faulty switch
That was my initial reaction...
And you said:
And this was probably both annoying to you and the thing that led you to believe it was some other situation... but bad devices do escape factory testing, or fail for some other reason. Good to have resolution!
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Thanks! 