"TALK BUTTON ON THE HANDSET"

Very hard to make contact when pushing "talk" button.
Is there a way to clean or losen without taking phone apart?
Phone Model no. is MH 9915
I have emailed Bellsouth with no luck from customer service.
Normally i would just dump it, but paid $60 a year and half ago.

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:05:26 GMT, "edb" wrote:

"TALK BUTTON ON THE HANDSET"

Very hard to make contact when pushing "talk" button.
Is there a way to clean or losen without taking phone apart?
Phone Model no. is MH 9915
I have emailed Bellsouth with no luck from customer service.
Normally i would just dump it, but paid $60 a year and half ago.


Most cordless phones use buttons that are conductive rubber pads, so
the only solution is disassembly and a damp Q-tip.

John

"John" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:05:26 GMT, "edb" wrote:

"TALK BUTTON ON THE HANDSET"

Very hard to make contact when pushing "talk" button.
Is there a way to clean or losen without taking phone apart?
Phone Model no. is MH 9915
I have emailed Bellsouth with no luck from customer service.
Normally i would just dump it, but paid $60 a year and half ago.


Most cordless phones use buttons that are conductive rubber pads, so
the only solution is disassembly and a damp Q-tip.

John

I used to do loads of cordless phones some years back, and some were real
pigs to dismantle the keypad on. I used to have quite a bit of success
cleaning individual keys, by inserting a hypodermic needle through the side
of the rubber button, then squirting a little isopropyl alcohol in there
from the previously filled syringe. Once you've got the alcohol in there,
you can give the button a vigorous working, and most times, you get a fix.
Not always, but worth a try. You can get hypodermics and needles from some
electronics suppliers, or failing that, maybe you know someone diabetic ?

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:

You can get hypodermics and needles from some
electronics suppliers, or failing that, maybe you know someone diabetic ?


Not to nitpick, but a lot of us Diabetics are on alternate
medication, and don't have access to syringes because we aren't on
Insulin.


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:

You can get hypodermics and needles from some
electronics suppliers, or failing that, maybe you know someone diabetic ?


Not to nitpick, but a lot of us Diabetics are on alternate
medication, and don't have access to syringes because we aren't on
Insulin.



Oh. OK. I know a couple over here, but they both do have hypos. I never
really thought about it. Is it all to do with type 1 and type 2 diabetes ?
Anyway, I'm sure that if someone is enterprising enough, they could probably
lay hands on a syringe and needle from somewhere.

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
...
Arfa Daily wrote:

You can get hypodermics and needles from some
electronics suppliers, or failing that, maybe you know someone diabetic ?


Not to nitpick, but a lot of us Diabetics are on alternate
medication, and don't have access to syringes because we aren't on
Insulin.



Oh. OK. I know a couple over here, but they both do have hypos. I never
really thought about it. Is it all to do with type 1 and type 2 diabetes ?
Anyway, I'm sure that if someone is enterprising enough, they could probably
lay hands on a syringe and needle from somewhere.

Arfa


They try the medications first, insulin is the last resort, these
days. With the simple portable blood sugar meters its easier to keep an
eye on your levels, and to adjust the medication. Syringes can be
purchased from some Veterinarians, if they are sure you aren't going to
use them to take drugs. I've been given whole boxes of insulin syringes
when on a service call to a doctor's office, too. The nurse saw the
medical tools in my toolbox, and after I explained the non medical use
of each, she gave me a handful or Forceps, and a box of 50 new syringes
that had been mis-ordered for a patient. (They were for a higher dosage)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida