Commodore 1084 monitor

[Brax]

I actually pulled this one out of my neighbors trash. I gave it a try and while it does work, the power switch is broken. The monitor will only remain on as long as you keep the power button pressed all the way in. I haven't tried the ol' toothpicks jammed in the power switch solution yet, but I'd like to fix it properly if I can.

1. Is anyone familiar with these monitors? Is this a common problem?
2. Would this be a problem with the switch or could it be something else?
3. What type of switch is it? It almost feels like a momentary contact switch but that may just be because it's broken.
4. I have an on/off switch that I pulled out of an ancient Apple computer, I'm wondering if I may be able to rig it in place of the defective one. Do you think it'll work? Is there a better solution?

[Harry Potter]

Hi,

I got me one of these. The switch is quite plain (apart from the red led on mine but I have a feeling it will work without it). Like a power switch on an old XT/AT case.

Also you could pull the switch off and take it to an electronics store to see if you can find something similar.

And yeah, the apple switch should work fine. 

[Brax]

I suppose I should just attack it and give it a try. The last time I opened this thing I was thwarted by a ground soldered onto a steel rf shield or something. My little soldering iron wouldn't heat the solder up enough to "suck" it. Darn giant heat sink. I either need a super hot iron or I considered attacking it with a propane torch...  I could always cut the wire and splice it later.

I'm surprised more people don't talk about these monitors. 15khz... they could make a cool arcade authentic bartop. I just love this one, I need to get it working. It's a handy little old school console monitor.