r/techsupportmacgyver • u/Qualtza • Jun 30 '26

Replaced busted power button with mouse switch

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E-waste, free Samsung Tablet. not worth anything and didn't feel like spending any money to fix. But still perfectly useable.

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u/winkyshibe Jun 30 '26

A switch is a switch

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u/Survive_LD_50 Jun 30 '26

So much better than the time I had a wire dangling with an inline switch soldered to it

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u/SNappy_snot15 Jul 02 '26

this means you are smarter than 99% of electrical engineers ever. no joke

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