Originally Posted by
Takwis
I think they turned the switches back on, as a last resort, after the inability to turn the trim wheels against the high aerodynamic loads. Like many, here, I wish they would have pulled back the throttles, somewhere along the line, but totally understand that they had a lot of other confusing and distracting things to deal with, and not a lot of time.
Until recently, I did not realize that the trim wheel was smaller, the damper larger, and therefore the mechanical advantage reduced from what I was used to. It is truly no longer a 737. MAX kludge.
The trim wheel on the 737 MAX is identical to the trim wheel on the 737 NG. It has the same part number and they are interchangeable.