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Acer customer service tells me that the on off switch is an integral part of the mother board and I need to replace the mother board at a cost of over $200. Is there a way to fix the switch or should I just trash it. My internet research indicates that this is a known problem with this unit but I have not yet found a solution.
I finally got this fixed this week. From my internet research I found that the problem is a design flaw with the on off switch. The button you push is not a switch, it pushes a lever shaped like a tiny golf club. The “club Face” contacts the actual switch. Apparently it is possible to push too hard and dislodge the contact. The repair involved removing the back, taking out the mother board to access the switch, positioning the contact properly and reinforcing it so this won’t happen again. It was more than I wanted to try so I managed to find someone to do it for me, he charged $49.00 and it now works perfectly.
My power button broke on my Acer, well, the 3 very small prongs that connected the power button to the mother board broke. So I after a few attempts to think of ways to fix it back on there, I decided to take the power button off completely, and just use a piece of folded up aluminum foil to touch the contacts!! It works like a charm for me! :)
I just fixed this today, unfortunately it required soldering wires to the MOBO and out a little hole I made. The wires can either be touched together to act as a button, or they can be soldered to a little button and used as an external button. There might be a way to connect the button on the inside of the unit but I was unsuccessful in doing this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-Iconia-A500… here is a link to ebay. He is fixing the power button.
I have same problem that the power button has sunk inside the casing my iconia comes on when i charge it up so i set it to never sleep so no need to use the power button as it is now always on
I agree with Sarah Carter. I removed the button, stuck a piece of aluminum foil in there to make the connection, and it started up like a charm. It may not look pretty, but at least it’s functional now. (And it only cost me pennies for the tiny strip of foil that I used.)
A shop near me did it for me. cost me a tenner but then I put hot glue over it and let it set solid so it won’t come off again it was a small phone/ computer repair shop in Hull UK I would have done it myself but my soldering iron is like a spade compared to what was needed for this job as the button is really small and has three connections on it
Can i get a new on off switch
Does anyone know where to buy a new power button? (or a part number?)
Here: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/252034935133?ssPa…
hello i want to buy a power button from my acer iconia tab a500. where can i buy this?my email giorgosavlogiaris@gmail.com
