The power button just broke off my monitor

[Memphis101]

It didn't just pop off, a piece of the button that holds it on broke.

And it's just a button, I really hate for my monitor to go out like this... Any help/advice would be appreciated.

It's a Samsung SyncMaster 710t, btw. If anyone else out there has one, I would advise you to be easy on the power button. :/

 

[Memphis101]

It just hit me to check Ebay for a broken one being sold cheaply. I'm going to go ahead and do that unless anyone knows if spare parts are sold somewhere, which I have to doubt. Thx.

 

[heymrdj]

Go to radioshack and by a power button that is the same type and can handle the current and wire it in.

 

[Calculator83]

Originally posted by: heymrdj
Go to radioshack and by a power button that is the same type and can handle the current and wire it in.

Rshack has very limited variations of this stuff. Internet FTW.

 

[Zepper]

My first call would be to Samsung. Repair parts may take some arm twisting as they'd rather you chuck it and buy a new one... Sad!

.bh.

 

[Zepper]

My first call would be to Samsung. Repair parts may take some arm twisting as they'd rather you chuck it and buy a new one... Sad! Is it still under warranty? Hint, hint...

.bh.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Memphis101
It didn't just pop off, a piece of the button that holds it on broke.

And it's just a button, I really hate for my monitor to go out like this... Any help/advice would be appreciated.

It's a Samsung SyncMaster 710t, btw. If anyone else out there has one, I would advise you to be easy on the power button. :/

Oh wow, the same thing happened to my 710t a few weeks ago.

 

[Zepper]

If it is a known design flaw (too weak to survive normal use), then they will often fix it even after warranty is passed (like the bad cap issue with some mobos).

.bh.