juan valdez wrote:
it snapped in and out, with increasing frequency, until it finally just
stuck. it's not been used since...



Resolder any cracked solder joints on the convergence board and you'll
likely be good to go. You may have blown the convergence chips by
running it with it snapping in and out like that in which case it's
usually $50-$100 for a new set but you might get lucky and fix it by
just resoldering.