VW Super Beetle won't start (possible electrical problem)?

[TheMailman2013]

I have a 1972 super beetle and when I tried to start it up yesterday, and after the motor turned about four cranks, it was as if someone just unplugged the starter motor. The battery is good, I have tried in other cars. You know how all the lights dim in the car when you're trying to start it? The lights don't dim! It's like I'm not even turning the key. I turn the key and all I hear is dead silence coming from the starter, but all other electrical systems work (dome light, headlights, etc...). I have always had to turn the key hard to get the starter to work because the ignition switch has never been replaced, so could the ignition switch be the problem? Is there an easy way to test the starter (hotwiring, etc...)? Thanks!

 

[Joseph]

find the main wire,that will be the big one, and the little wire(s) touch a screwdriver to those 2 terminals,it should turn the starter over. your case sounds like a bad ignition switch more than any thing else.