power button problem?

[stw213]

has anyone else had a problem with their power button? mine seems to be on the blink. sometimes it works perfectly, at other times it becomes tempermental and takes a few go(s) at it. any help? should i look into replacing it? if so, rec's on where and how much this cost. thanks all. cheers.

[DrMud]

There are a number of Palm repair shops but I personally recommend Chris Short for all Palm Vx related repairs and tech questions. Give him an email regarding your problem and see what he recommends.
DrMud

Chris Short E-mail Address: ips@chartermi.net

[mtb604]

Were you able to repair your power button? Mine has the exact same problem.

[jimroad]

My Vx does the same thing. I have to press really hard to get it goin'. I believe it's a poor connection and disassembly (pain in the ass) is required. You and me both need heat guns to soften the glue if we decide we're gonna fix these Palms ourselves. I would like to hear from Dr. Muds' research in this matter before I turn my Vx into Palm Vcrapx

[DrMud]

Folks with heat guns and lots of nerve tell me that the opening of the Vx is no big deal. I myself used Chris Short.
THe directions for disassembly can be found on gethightech.com. Also the button parts you will need.
Doc

[djboz]

I use my wifes old hair blowdrier and repair palms all the time and it works fine. You just have to get it real hot and sometimes wear a glove on the one hand you are holding the palm with.Then you want to get a razor blade(but be carefull) and while the palm is still hot pry the casing of with the razor blade(piece of cake ;-)) some thimes the glue will be stuck really hard and you have to get it realy realy hot. But I do it all the time aznd it works every time(well It helps that i have a son who helps and i have a big workshop filled with nothing bu palm stuff :-)

Good luck ( i can repair it if you need)

Danny

[jimroad]

djbos
I tried a hairdryer but it dosen't get hot enough. Your wife's hairdryer must be one with realyy high heat settings.

[djboz]

I could repair it if you want. Bythe way hers has a setting that is labled VERY HOT!! and it gets hot enough that I have to put a glove on

[DrMud]

Unlike Heat Guns, Hair Dryers have thermostats that prevent you from drying your brains along with your hair.
Doc

[dkhaw]

I have stopped using my power button on the Palm V because I don't need it anymore.

Let's see, the power button is used to turn the unit and backlight on & off. Here's what I use:

Power on: I use any one of the 4 applications buttons (datebook, phonebook, todo or memo)

Power off: I use a freeware caled Off-it. Off-it creates an icon in the command bar (activated by doing a "/" in the grafitti area) which when selected turns the unit off. You may download off-it at
http://www.freewarepalm.com/utilities/off-it.shtml

Backlight on/off: You could use Off-it ( off-it adds an extra icon to the command bar) However, I had problems seeing the screen when dark so I assigned the backlight switch to the pen stroke used by default for Graffiti help. You can change that by going to Prefs -> Buttons -> Pen... Select "backlight". In that way, I can turn on the backlight effortlessly with one stroke of the stylus in complete darkness. BTW, Grafitti help is easily available in most text editable applications (/G I think)

There was a lot of discussion about opening the palm V. I have never done it before and I do not think it's worth the risk, especially when attempting to repair/replace a part that can be easily subsituted by other means.

Dennis

[dkhaw]

Pardon my post above but the application is called Off, not off-it. You can find it at http://www.freewarepalm.com/utilities/off.shtml

Unfortunately for most Palm V users, you need at least OS 3.5.