Dim dash lights/headlight swicth

[jdl71]

I don’t expect the dash lights to be like modern stuff but I would think it would be obvious they are on, and unless it’s pitch black it’s hard to tell. I’ve read about replacing the bulbs with led’s but I’d rather not do that. I’m suspecting the headlight swicth is the issue. I’m only getting about 9.5-10v at the panel lamp fuse when I turn it on and rotate to full bright. If I run a jumper from the spotlight fuse and give them a full 12v I can clearly see they’re on and would be happy with that level of brightness. My question is, is this “normal”, as in there is built in resistance in the switch to keep the dash lamps from getting a full 12v, or as I’m thinking, the old swicth just isn’t working as it should?