17 Feb
2011
17 Feb
'11
10:08 p.m.
You're talking about two different kinds of 1084. The later model has
the power switch on the back, and these were terribly unreliable. When I
worked at a Commodore service shop, we'd get these in all the time for
power switch replacements. The regular trick was to stick a matchstick
down the side of the button to hold it in, and use the power switch at
the wall to turn it on. These days, I just advise people to hardwire
them closed and do the same, though I can't remember if the switch is a
standard one (might have been like the standard AT power switch in a PC,
my memory is terrible). The earlier one with the power button on the
front seemed much more reliable (though they had line output transformer
issues all the time, I'd opt for the power switch issue over that).
Mike
On 18/02/2011 5:16 p.m., Brian Lanning wrote:
There's a separate power button on the front. Can
you just wire the
switch on the back out of the circuit?
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Chris M<chrism3667 at yahoo.com> 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.
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