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2213 Main Power Switch Removal

Philip McIntosh All Messages By This Member #87470 I have a 2213 with a main power switch that gets mechanically jammed in the on position. I think it is just wear between the plastic and the metal bail inside the switch actuator. I tried a tiny amount of lubrication but it made no improvement. So, I plan to replace the switch. My question is, what is the recommended way to disconnect the long actuator shaft from the front end of the switch? A little finagling with it has not revealed much except a suspicion that there is a bit of a trick to it. Thanks for advice from anyone who has experience with this particular removal operation. Phil...
Tom Miller Member Profile All Messages By This Member #87471 开云体育 Without opening one up, I believe the shaft just snaps on over the switch. Get a small flat blade screwdriver (1 mm tip) and pry the shaft apart. That's from (old) memory so do a reality check first. ? Tom ? ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip To: TekScopes@... Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:23 PM Subject: [TekScopes] 2213 Main Power Switch Removal ? I have a 2213 with a main power switch that gets mechanically jammed in the on position. I think it is just wear between the plastic and the metal bail inside the switch actuator. I tried a tiny amount of lubrication but it made no improvement. So, I plan to replace the switch. My question is, what is the recommended way to disconnect the long actuator shaft from the front end of the switch? A little finagling with it has not revealed much except a suspicion that there is a bit of a trick to it. Thanks for advice from anyone who has experience with this particular removal operation. Phil...
gridleakrick All Messages By This Member #87548 Phil, Try dribbling some isopropyl alcohol into the switch and working the actuator. This has freed up many switches for me. Then lube. Rick ============================================================== toggle quoted message Show quoted text --- In TekScopes@..., "Philip" wrote: I have a 2213 with a main power switch that gets mechanically jammed in the on position. I think it is just wear between the plastic and the metal bail inside the switch actuator. I tried a tiny amount of lubrication but it made no improvement. So, I plan to replace the switch. My question is, what is the recommended way to disconnect the long actuator shaft from the front end of the switch? A little finagling with it has not revealed much except a suspicion that there is a bit of a trick to it. Thanks for advice from anyone who has experience with this particular removal operation. Phil...
Philip McIntosh All Messages By This Member #87988 I have a new switch on order but I will try that while waiting. Thanks. And with respect to Tom's advice to just pop the actuator off toward the front with a screwdriver that indeed worked perfectly. I found the best way to get at it was with a long screwdriver going in underneath the CRT. Phil... toggle quoted message Show quoted text --- In TekScopes@..., "gridleakrick" <gridleakrick@...> wrote: Phil, Try dribbling some isopropyl alcohol into the switch and working the actuator. This has freed up many switches for me. Then lube. Rick ============================================================== --- In TekScopes@..., "Philip" wrote: I have a 2213 with a main power switch that gets mechanically jammed in the on position. I think it is just wear between the plastic and the metal bail inside the switch actuator. I tried a tiny amount of lubrication but it made no improvement. So, I plan to replace the switch. My question is, what is the recommended way to disconnect the long actuator shaft from the front end of the switch? A little finagling with it has not revealed much except a suspicion that there is a bit of a trick to it. Thanks for advice from anyone who has experience with this particular removal operation. Phil...

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