[Coco] Color Computer (1) Power Switch

[Barry Nelson]

 I can't say as I know where you can find an exact replacement switch but if you don't locate one, why not remove the broken switch and put some jumper wires in it's place so that it's always on, then plug the computer into an extension cord with a power switch on it? You can always remove the jumpers later and install a switch when you find one.

On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:34 PM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:

> Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 20:47:41 -0500
> From: Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: [Coco] Color Computer (1) Power Switch
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> Hey,
> 
> Does anybody know of a source for a pin-compatible power switch for the 
> original silver CoCo?  I have a pretty nice looking 4K CoCo that has a 
> broken power switch -- the plastic post that runs through the center of 
> it, on which the external power button goes, is broken off like a 
> quarter of the way into the housing, and missing.  Of course it's broken 
> in the 'off' position.  I'd like to get this running again without doing 
> something ugly to it.  Somewhere I have the power switch from a CoCo 3 
> that I un-soldered back when repacking them in a mini tower case was all 
> the rage, but I haven't been able to turn it up and I'm not confident 
> that it's a drop-in replacement for the one in the CoCo 1.  Anybody else 
> had (and solved) this problem?  If I can get it working it may go in an 
> exhibit of classic computers at a local maker space for a few weeks.  I 
> wouldn't dream of doing such a display without a CoCo, but we want these 
> machines running, not just static displays.
> 
> JCE