dlandiss
Very Senior Member
The other end of the cord works too. It is really such a small challenge to reach it since I need it only every few months.Plugging & unplugging coaxial plugs is lame.
The other end of the cord works too. It is really such a small challenge to reach it since I need it only every few months.Plugging & unplugging coaxial plugs is lame.
Beware of that approach. Some have reported that there is also a pair of shorting contacts in the switch that close when it is "off."Why not just open it up and either jump the contacts on the solder side
LEDs on my RT-AC68 are also very degraded. After 4 years the ones that are 24h lighted on are only visible in dark. I had to switch on the stealth mode to prevent them from failing off completely.I still suggest the safe and easy approach (no glue, no toothpick, no duct tape, no soldering, no new parts):
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/broken-power-button.13601/page-4#post-228266
I agree that the power socket and plug of the RT-N66U/RT-AC66U are very tiny and not well located, due to careful treatment it still survived on my RT-N66U.
Since some time the blue LED's are degrading.
For now the RT-N66U serves fine as Media Bridge, connected to the RT-AC68U.
LEDs on my RT-AC68 are also very degraded. After 4 years the ones that are 24h lighted on are only visible in dark. I had to switch on the stealth mode to prevent them from failing off completely.
Why that much work and search for an irrelevant switch?
PS: But for sure, those reading these lines are already in the situation of an broken switch - too late for them ...
It is my understanding that in at least some models there IS an important difference between the switch and just pulling the plug. Some models apparently use the second set of switch contacts to short the power supply to ground when turned off, thus instantly discharging the capacitors.Why that much work and search for an irrelevant switch?
Just solder a connection (bridge) on the relevant pin 2 to pin 3 and everything is good (pin 1 to 2 has no relevance).
Nobody needs a power switch on a permanent-on router!
It is the same affort to plug off/on the power-plug (into the router beside the switch) or to press the power switch twice.
The switch makes nothing different than a plug, just disconnect power supply from MB.
Dont mix it with unplug adapter from the wall, because then there still resumes charge in the adapter and its not "fully" powered off!
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