18 Feb
2011
18 Feb
'11
1:35 a.m.
On 08/02/11 23:58, Chris M wrote:
Anyone familiar w/this unit? The power switch in the
back won't stay
engaged (you press, and it clicks, and power comes on, but it pops
back out, and monitor shuts off). I imagine there's probably a part #
on the switch, but I forgot to look this afternoon. Asked in case
anyone's familiar w/it.
The Cheater's Way #1:
1. Find a cocktail stick, matchstick or similar.
2. Push the switch in
3. Jam the matchstick down the side of the switch, between the button
and the switch casing.
The Cheater's Way #2:
1. Solder a piece of mains cable across the switch terminals
The Proper Fix:
1. Remove switch
2. Find another switch with identical size, pin spacing, etc.
3. Buy new switch
3. Replace old switch with new one
I stand by the Cocktail Stick Trick. We had an old Sony Trinitron TV
(screwdriver-adjusted tuning, all of ten pushbutton-selected channels!)
which we had to do this with. Lasted another five years after the switch
went...
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Phil.
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