Broken power button

[crashburn162]

It happened to my RT-AX92U they are around 4 years old so far only 1 of them had this problem. I opened the router but unless I break some holders on the board I didn't see a way to get the motherboard out so I just wedged a wooden shish for a barbeque and it works perfeclty. Honestly this is an ongoing problem with Asus routers it seems . I really don't see the point of having a power switch on a router.

 

[wouterv]

Those power switch failures are very annoying, specially because "no one" ever uses the switch and the failure is not related to the number of switching cycles.
The mandatory power switch is introduced years ago after errant regulations.
A proper switch would have a significant impact on the router manufacturing cost, a cheap toggle switch would have been better.

 

[rocknine]

Same issue on RT 68U had the blue switch since purchased i have opened the router but how to replace the push switch it seems soldered any help

https://in.element14.com/c-k-components/pn12sjna03qe/pb-switch-spdt-0-2a-30vdc-tht/dp/2931690

 

[ColinTaylor]

Same issue on RT 68U had the blue switch since purchased i have opened the router but how to replace the push switch it seems soldered any help

https://in.element14.com/c-k-components/pn12sjna03qe/pb-switch-spdt-0-2a-30vdc-tht/dp/2931690

Rather than finding an identical replacement switch it might be easier to bridge the switch contacts on the underside of the PCB so that it's always on.

 

[rocknine]

Rather than finding an identical replacement switch it might be easier to bridge the switch contacts on the underside of the PCB so that it's always on.

Probably with my little to none electronic knowledge Im assuming make it run directly when plugged in. If yes how to do it?

 

[wouterv]

It requires soldering (with the right small soldering iron and some experience).
For the RT-AC68U (or similar) switch I guess it is safer to try some superglue solution to keep the switch in the ON position.

 

[rocknine]

It requires soldering (with the right small soldering iron and some experience).
For the RT-AC68U (or similar) switch I guess it is safer to try some superglue solution to keep the switch in the ON position.

In my case the router only turns on when its pressed in certain angle with sticky glue it could create more problems

 

[wouterv]

Then soldering short circuits is the very best and easiest solution.
This is a photo of the rear of the RT-AC68U printed circuit board:

Circled red are the 6 pins of the power switch.
Someone with a multi meter should be able to tell which pins shall be short circuited to make an always ON situation.
It shall one of the below two solutions
o o-o
o o-o
or:
o-o o
o-o o

Replacing the switch will be a nightmare: in the first place to find a suitable switch, secondly to get the old switch out without damaging the printed circuit board.

 

[Zedoz]

My stupid power button broke. It no longer "sticks" shut. And I wasn't even near the router when it broke, it was powered up in normal operating mode and just shut down on its own.

How ridiculous is that? I've never even heard of such a thing on a moderately high quality piece of consumer electronics. I have a piece of tape holding it down now, I guess I'll call Asus.

Is this some known issue that people have seen or am I just unlucky and somehow got a broken mechanical device, a switch, that has more or less been perfected for like 100+ years?

Seems to be a common problem, My router just did the same.. Bit sus being a regular issue

 

[dlandiss]

Seems to be a common problem, My router just did the same.. Bit sus being a regular issue

A common solution is to wedge the end of a toothpick into the gap. When you have found the right spot you can also drop a bit glue onto it for security. No need to open the case or fiddle with the circuit board.

 

[ghorvath]

Power button on one of my N66U broke recently. Fixed with the toothpick solution.

I was actually next to it when it happened. Was surprised why internet went away. Then I saw all LEDs are off, so I thought plug came off the socket or something, but that didn't work. Then I tried to fiddle with the other end of the power cable, and that's when I accidentally pushed in the button which gave it power for a sec. That's when I realized that the power button broke. Never heard of such issue before, only found this thread afterwards.

Happened after about 7-8 years of use, though even I bought them as used at that point. Have another two of these super routers (all are APs to extend wifi coverage), waiting for their power switch to fail. :-D

 

[Zedoz]

Seems to be common prob with the ASUS. I was surprised when it broke as I never had any electronic device with this problem.

I hardly used the power button, it was always on. Seems like they are using cheap springs/plastic or something

I ended upgrading with a TPLink

 

[rocknine]

Then soldering short circuits is the very best and easiest solution.
This is a photo of the rear of the RT-AC68U printed circuit board:
View attachment 55154
Circled red are the 6 pins of the power switch.
Someone with a multi meter should be able to tell which pins shall be short circuited to make an always ON situation.
It shall one of the below two solutions
o o-o
o o-o
or:
o-o o
o-o o

Replacing the switch will be a nightmare: in the first place to find a suitable switch, secondly to get the old switch out without damaging the printed circuit board.

Sorry for late reply I tried toothpick trick and it doesn't work with me also in the power button I don't see any clip or spring but button still turns on and off

 

[wouterv]

Guess in your case short-circuit soldering of the proper switch contacts is the best solution.
See: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/broken-power-button.13601/post-882572

 

[rocknine]

Thanks again i'll someone to do it for me i just need to them that i need to bypass the button and they should understand it right ?