--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Mr Ian Primus <ian_primus at yahoo.com> wrote:
The tops of the switch handles usually just break off.
The
PCB is single sided, and really simple, especially where the
switches are.
I just realized my mistake and should correct it now before other people call me out on
it... The 6 switch Atari consoles have a separate PCB for the switches, which is single
sided. The later 4 switch consoles have only one board, double sided, which contains all
the electronics as well as the switches.
Either way, snapping off a switch is unlikely to cause any damage to the PCB that
can't be easily patched.
-Ian