cma2032 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Hi all, I have a 4-switch Vader that's missing the metal portion of one of the switches. The switch itself works fine, but it's impossible to press with the top cover on since all of it's inside the console. Is it possible somehow to replace just the top part, or am I going to need to desolder and replace the entire switch? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Popp Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Are you speaking of the power/black&white switch? Or the reset/game select switch? You can replace the top of them without soldering using a new part, however the reset/game select is very annoying due to the spring inside. I have some spares of the power/black&white switch, let me know if you need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cma2032 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 It's actually the Game Select switch, so momentary switch (or whatever it's called). I have a parts 2600 so I pulled off one of the metal caps on it and tried to glue it to my 4-switch, which didn't work at all as you might have guessed. I expected it to slip over the plastic somehow but it was just attached flush to the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Popp Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 It's actually the Game Select switch, so momentary switch (or whatever it's called). I have a parts 2600 so I pulled off one of the metal caps on it and tried to glue it to my 4-switch, which didn't work at all as you might have guessed. I expected it to slip over the plastic somehow but it was just attached flush to the top. Yeah, that probably wouldn't work. You would need to pry off the whole top part of the switch. There are little metal prongs that you bend outward, usually just doing one side is good enough. Be careful pulling it off, as you don't want to lose the spring (which might shoot out) and the 2 leaf switch parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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