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Re: Oh boy, NOW I did it

2002-05-30 by drj0

Aaron thanks for your (quick) input!

I'll give it a shot.  I think that maybe ruber cement might be a 
better idea - less destructive.  That SUPER GLUE can get pretty messy 
sometimes.  (HELP!  My hands are stuck to my face)



--- In xl7@y..., Aaron Eppolito <aarone+list@e...> wrote:
> Yeah, those things run around when you take the boards out don't 
they...
> 
> Since you've already opened it up (otherwise I would recommend 
taking it 
> to your dealer) here's how to put it back together.  Put the front 
panel 
> face down on something that doesn't push where the knobs go (so you 
can 
> put the knob board back in without it bumping anything).  Then, one 
by 
> one, put the lightpipes in with the two prongs on the left and 
right 
> (horizontal).  Then put the board carefully back down on the 
lightpipes 
> and screw it back in.  I suppose you could put a little blob of 
> superglue around the top of the lightpipe ring.  Make sure they all 
dry 
> before you put the board in however.
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> drj0 wrote:
> 
> >Ok, I know someone has had this problem before, but I thought I'd 
> >post it to see what you're opinions are.
> >
> >Oneof the little LED's fell out... It's actually not an LED 
though, 
> >it's a clear plastic led "scope" - Anyway, so it fell out, & I 
took 
> >the liberty of taking apart the machine retrieve/repair it.  Now I 
> >removed the board where this one is located.... and they all fell 
out 
> >(from the knobby section) - Anyway, it looks like they need to all 
go 
> >horizontal, so I could just repair it and maybe have the problem 
> >again (things only 2 weeks old) - Anyway, has anyone used any sort 
of 
> >adhesive to PERMANANTLY fix this?  Or any other ideas?
> >  
> >

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