moonlight_mile Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Hey all, I have a 1.0 and 1.3 Fujinet. Lately, I have been using my side3 and 850 & lantronix Device for bbsing. I leave the fuji plugged in so all I need to do is turn it off so the 850 handler will load. However, I have noticed the on/off switch housing has been bending inward a bit. It seems that all that is holding the switch to the board are the 3 soldered leads. Is there a safe epoxy I can use to epoxy the switch down to the board? I have some jb weld that has the metal shavings in it for stronger holding but I am concerned if I use that the metal shavings may short something out. Any suggestions on the best epoxy to use or any other thoughts on fixing this minor issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) it really does need supplemental support... most epoxies that are not conductive and are neutral plastic and circuit safe are labelled as such... I think a mechanical solution would be best imho... as glues and epoxies are a pain in the *ss for maintenance when a switch fails or breaks.... a support should be 3d printed for it either as part of the case or standalone to connect to the pcb... metal shaving and jb weld or any conductive epoxy / glue is always a bad idea Edited June 11, 2021 by _The Doctor__ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 One thing I can say - hot melt glue may work in this case. A great benefit to using it, is normal isopropyl alcohol (even the 70%) will immediately remove the bond of the glue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight_mile Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 One thing I can say - hot melt glue may work in this case. A great benefit to using it, is normal isopropyl alcohol (even the 70%) will immediately remove the bond of the glue.Duh. Why didn’t I think of that. Gonna give it a try. It doesn’t need to be super strong just needs a smidge more support.Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzwald Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, moonlight_mile said: Any suggestions on the best epoxy to use or any other thoughts on fixing this minor issue? The switch case is supposed to be soldered to pads on the pcb on both sides. These pads are not electrically connected to anything. Either they broke or they were not soldered by your vendor. You are probably better off with the hot glue fix Edited June 11, 2021 by mozzwald hot glue ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyJones1023 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I just got my FujiNet and quickly discovered I need to power it since I have a stock 800. What this thing really needs is to have the power switch on the opposite side of where it is now so it's facing toward you, not around back. It's difficult to get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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