magnavox cm8702 074g power button repair

[Burnrate]

Good morning.  I have a Magnavox color display 40 (magnavox cm8702 074g) and it will turn on but turn off when I release the power button.  Sometimes I can jiggle it to get it to stay on but usually it will turn right off if I release the button.

It is my understanding that it most likely has a switch like this and that the little slot at the top may be filled with some dried grease or something.  I could try to spray some lubricant in there but don't really want to without knowing what is behind it.

Any tips or repair info or guides to taking it apart?

[CaptDon]

That is a very well known issue with the North American Philips product line (MaggotBox, Sylvania, Philco, etc.) That switch is available as a replacement part and is common. You need to find a local T.V. repair shop or look it up online. I have an identical monitor and I just left mine broken. I had one of those older units for use with a computer that had all the power switches on the front panel for Computer, Monitor, Printer, etc. I have personally replaced at least a dozen of those switches during the years my father operated a T.V. repair shop. I think MCM electronics and other aftermarket providers still list that switch!

[Burnrate]

How do you remove the switch?  Do you just pull it out and it pops out?  I don't want to snap something but if I can get it apart I'm sure I can take care of it.

[Burnrate]

So the thing in the middle of this picture is the bad switch.  It has the power cable coming in attached to it behind it in the picture.  You can see the cable going to the power button light on the left of it.  The power button doesn't even actually attach to the switch, it just pushes against a plastic pillar that is part of the switch.

I would really have to take the whole thing apart to get to it properly.  I'll try to get it stuck in the On position again and if I do that I'll unplug it to turn it off and keep an eye out for a place that would do a good job of fixing it.

[Burnrate]

I am wrong, the boards on the bottom slide right out!  So easy   I can just unscrew the switch and get a new one somewhere.  I'll have to resolder the power cables back on but it's all so easy to access.

[Burnrate]

Since I am lazy and like instant gratification I simply removed the spring from the switch and it now sits in the on position.