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Author Topic: Is it wrong to use a finger to press the small projection on the power switch  (Read 2290 times)

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kwfine

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    My old computer's power button has broken, the spring has lost all retension, so I removed the button covering.
    Please see this photo:


    I used my finger to touch the small projection on the power switch (as shown in red circle) to turn on my PC,
    but I found that my PC would restart or shut down by itself.
    But if I used a pen to touch it to turn on my PC, then it would be fine, no shut down, no restarting.

    I am wondering if it is wrong to use a finger to press that small projection on the power switch directly?




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    No, its just a piece of plastic and is not electrically conductive. If the spring mechanism is nonfunctional I would suggest replacing the switch.
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