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Gary A. Hoselton
Film Handler

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From: Portland OR U.S.A.
Registered: Nov 2005


 - posted 12-29-2019 06:24 PM      Profile for Gary A. Hoselton   Email Gary A. Hoselton   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
The START buttons on my two Component Engineering TA-10's are faulty. One works most of the time and the other almost not at all. The detents click OK. I see that the pushbutton switches are soldered to a circuitboard, standing off the board a bit to project properly in the black panel. Any way to make these switches happier, or are replacements available?

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Paul H. Rayton
Expert Film Handler

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From: Los Angeles, CA , USA
Registered: Aug 2003


 - posted 12-30-2019 09:11 AM      Profile for Paul H. Rayton     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
What you are describing sounds like these switches have some corrosion or dust on the actual electrical contacts, which are inside the switch mechanism itself. You might try -- depending on what kind of access you can get -- spraying a bit of contact cleaner into the interior the switch itself. Assuming a bit will get inside, such treatment should both clean and lubricate the internal workings a bit and may thus give you more reliable response when you push the switch.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
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Component engineering is still in Biz. You might give them a shout and see if they have the parts you need.

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