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#1851631 - 06/03/23 11:20 PM Broken Play button
Wesg Wesg WizzleWessel Space Cadet Registered: 08/16/20 Posts: 13 Loc: Netherlands	My Play button is not functioning anymore. It was already difficult to have it working but today it does not work at all anymore. I already tried to blow into it a bit, wiggle, etc. but it does not do anything. I was wondering how difficult it is to get access to the button. Is there a manual to open it up nicely? Should be here somewhere but I cannot find it. And what to do yo clean it up? I have some contact cleaner here, I was thinking to use that. _________________________ Artist: WizzleWessel I will have to study the VS2480 for a long time $;\)$
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#1851656 - 06/04/23 09:21 AM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Wesg]
Wesg Wesg WizzleWessel Space Cadet Registered: 08/16/20 Posts: 13 Loc: Netherlands	Some extra info: The play button also has a different feel compared to the others, it does not have a clicking feeling. Just a loose plastic button. Update: I now put vacuum on the button and the front plate plastic came loose but that makes that I have sort of access on the front. Any idea how to detach the button to see whats underneath? _________________________ Artist: WizzleWessel I will have to study the VS2480 for a long time $;\)$
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#1851683 - 06/04/23 06:14 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Wesg]
michaelsteele michaelsteele Planeteer Registered: 12/21/03 Posts: 3061	if worse comes to worse, at least you can use your mouse to control your transport functions(play,stop,forward, reverse,etc.). Myke _________________________ Can i get that left-handed?
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#1851688 - 06/04/23 06:51 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: michaelsteele]
Wesg Wesg WizzleWessel Space Cadet Registered: 08/16/20 Posts: 13 Loc: Netherlands	I have a new update. I detached the button and found that the rubber spring part was squashed. Are there any spare parts for that? Or should I try to make something myself? The button still functions in terms of that if I touch the two connections, it goes PLAY. _________________________ Artist: WizzleWessel I will have to study the VS2480 for a long time $;\)$
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#1851709 - 06/04/23 08:18 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Wesg]
Wesg Wesg WizzleWessel Space Cadet Registered: 08/16/20 Posts: 13 Loc: Netherlands	I now fiddled something of another rubber component and I works fine. However, the feel is not completely the same as the other buttons. Please let me know if you guys know anything about buying such a spare part. _________________________ Artist: WizzleWessel I will have to study the VS2480 for a long time $;\)$
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#1851753 - 06/05/23 03:54 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Wesg]
gyorpb gyorpb Planeteer Registered: 05/11/19 Posts: 292	Those switches are Alps SKE-CAF. Obsolete, but the modern equivalent is the Alps SKE-GAC-A010. Readily available. The switches themselves aren‘t user servicable, meaning there are no parts. You unsolder the old switch, and solder in the new one. Then press on the button cap.
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#1851835 - 06/05/23 10:32 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: gyorpb]
Wesg Wesg WizzleWessel Space Cadet Registered: 08/16/20 Posts: 13 Loc: Netherlands	Thanks this will help a lot. Any idea where you could get those parts best? I live in the Netherlands. _________________________ Artist: WizzleWessel I will have to study the VS2480 for a long time $;\)$
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#1851896 - 06/06/23 08:40 AM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Wesg]
Catweazle Catweazle Planeteer Registered: 06/06/20 Posts: 231 Loc: Stockholm Sweden	Here maybe .... https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Alps-Alpine/SKEGACA010?qs=gOdenYySUw4BWHSjw3OFeg%3D%3D Cheers !
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#1853837 - 06/23/23 11:03 AM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Catweazle]
Catweazle Catweazle Planeteer Registered: 06/06/20 Posts: 231 Loc: Stockholm Sweden	Did you solve the problem? And if so, how? Can be good to know for other users here on the forum ... $\:\)$ Cheers !
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#1854115 - 06/25/23 06:42 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Catweazle]
dkfackler dkfackler Planeteer Registered: 04/24/06 Posts: 689 Loc: Coventry, OH, planet Thulcandr...	A quick and simple workaround is to use a PS/2(or USB with PS/2 adapter) keyboard. The spacebar is or can be configured to function as Play/Stop. ~dk
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#1865447 - Yesterday at 03:34 PM Re: Broken Play button [Re: Catweazle]
Wesg Wesg WizzleWessel Space Cadet Registered: 08/16/20 Posts: 13 Loc: Netherlands	Yes I did solve it. A bit difficult to explain, but as I mentioned, I opened up the button and found a rubber spring like thing which has a conductive part touching the two connectors when pushed. I could recreate this out of an old keyboard which also had similar rubber springs. It was quite a hustle but it is now functioning just as it should and also the feel of the button is similar as the others ;-). _________________________ Artist: WizzleWessel I will have to study the VS2480 for a long time $;\)$
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