[Coco] Color Computer (1) Power Switch

[Joel Ewy]

On 08/04/2015 12:10 AM, Arthur Flexser wrote:
> Why would one need jumper wires?  If I'm recalling correctly, isn't the
> switch one that stays on once it is pushed in?  So, couldn't you just push
> it into the on position with the eraser end of a pencil or some such, and
> leave it that way, if all you're looking for is a way to have it stay on?
>
> Art
Well, my recollection was that the switch mechanism was jammed and 
couldn't be operated by, say, sticking a chopstick into it.  I just now 
confirmed that the remainder of the switch doesn't operate.  But while I 
had remembered it being stuck off, I'm now finding that it is stuck in 
the 'on' position, so that's a much better situation. Color BASIC 1.1.

JCE
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 12:46 AM, Barry Nelson <
> barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
>
>>   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
>>> Message-ID: <55C019BD.2010903 at swbell.net>
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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
>>
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