Thanks for the reply, Chris. I bridged the contacts of the wires that clip onto the switch, if there was no voltage wouldn't this method not work?
Here's a link to a video that describes what I did.
https://youtu.be/3C4w7Ecrn4Q
Except for me, once I put a new switch on, the AC still won't work, so I've continued to bridge the contacts of the wires leading to the switch with a paper clip.