On May 2, 7:25*pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Why not jam the switch down or, for the more adventurous, solder a jumper
across it?


Well I am adventurous! I opened the patient and (as I remember it)
the tiny switch was surface mount rather than through hole and had
multiple contacts. I removed the switch and soldered across where it
seemed appropriate. Worked for a while. Luckily I owned several for
backups.

Jamming something to hold the switch closed was problematic due to the
layout. You had to be there.

I think that the HP engineers were playing hard to get.

- John