Yup! That was a *really* common problem - as others
have stated.
Jamming the switch with a toothpick is the easiest option, or jumpering
across it internally with a scrap of wire. You know those under-monitor
power strip/switches that had a row of orange toggle switches, one for
each outlet? You need one of those. No Commodore setup is complete
Incidnetally, if you don;t have switched mains sockets on your workbench
(for exmaple if tou live in a country where swtiched wall sockets are
uncommon), I recmennd making sa couple (at least) of 'switched mains
leads). Just a 3-core cable with an IEC socket on one end, a mains plug
on the other, and a double-pole switch, breaking live and neutral, half
way along/. Add a neon indicator if you like, Of course the earth wire
goes straight throguh (and to the box containing the swtich if it's
metal).
They are very useful for turning devices under test on/off without using
the built0in swithc of said device (which may not isolate lal the
circuitry from the amins, or which may be difficult to use safely when
the devie is in bits.
-tony