Twitchy Power Button

[Unbeliever]

Hi, folks:

 

I have a 6 switch light that I've had for years and it still runs top notch. However, the power button seems to have an issue when I power on a game, sometimes the game goes all glitch like until I flip it a few more times. After a few flips, the game is fine. Do you folks think it's a connection or just dirty? I'm not at all comfortable opening up the system to see what's wrong, as I have a tendency to wreck things once I tinker like that. If you could recommend a good cleaning, however, and a solution that might do the trick, I would appreciate your insights. In addition, if I leave the power switch on and turn off the system with the power strip, it seems absolutely fine when it powers on (no flicker). Could be a bad switch in general, I think. Your thoughts would be welcome.

 

Steve

[Deteacher]

It could just be a dirty switch.  You could try spraying some contact cleaner into the power switch, then exercising the switch back and forth a few times.  If you did decide to open it up, you could try using a q-tip and isopropyl alcohol on the switch.  Hopefully, that's all it is, but it could also be a cracked solder joint, causing it to flake in and out.