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John suggested pulling the wires from the ir board that go to the
front panel on/off chnl swithches and see if the remote would turn on
the tv. That fixed it. One of the switches on the front panel must be
stuck on. Ted


Then pull out the panel and test the switches. There aren't that
many different types of tactical switches. All you need to do is match
the footprint & height in most cases. There are a lot of places to buy
new ones, or if you're a cheapskate you can probably find on in an old
computer mouse or junk VCR/ DVD player that will fit.

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts-kws/tactile-switch

http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=101-0164-EVvirtualkey12040000virtualkey101-0164-EV

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/28-10735&CAWELAID=220320974

Each of these companies carry different styles.


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