Dont have power button (Could i touch the wires to turn on)

[b22222c]

Hi, power button is broken, could i remove the wires from the head and touch the wire black on the red to turn on? Or i could damage the board? Thanks

 

[Ubrales]

Yes that will work.

 

[byza]

You can pick up new switches pretty cheap on amazon ~$3, for a more long term solution.

 

[b22222c]

Yes that will work.

Do you have 100% sure that if i remove the wires from the blacj head and touch them, the laptop will start up? (Just asking because if i do that i will damage the cable by removing the wires from the head...) Thanks

 

[b22222c]

You can pick up new switches pretty cheap on amazon ~$3, for a more long term solution.

Hi, can you tell me what the words i should use to look on ebay? My laptop is packard bell easynote tj65. Thanks

 

[byza]

To be clear did the button break or the cable?

 

[faalin]

a quick way to test is unplug the cable from the switch and take a paperclip and jumper the two wires together for a second. At most it 12volt dc and you wont feel anything so don't be scared of holding he paperclip to do it. If the laptop powers on then you know its a switch problem, if it doesn't then you need to start looking an other things for the issue.

 

[b22222c]

To be clear did the button break or the cable?

The button breake, the cable is fine

 

[Ubrales]

Yes that will work.

Do you have 100% sure that if i remove the wires from the blacj head and touch them, the laptop will start up? (Just asking because if i do that i will damage the cable by removing the wires from the head...) Thanks

For testing you can short out the two cables using a wire jumper.

 

[byza]

OK, as everyone else has said, just stick a wire down those ports to connect the two holes, just to be sure. But if it is, you need part number 55.BDC01.002 also called the power button board.
OM is going to cost you a bit.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PACKARD-BELL-TJ60-TJ61-TJ63-TJ64-TJ65-TJ68-TJ71-TJ72-TJ73-POWER-ON-BUTTON-BOARD/370904882763?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D8144987993836659537%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D141229461710

A less elegant but cheaper solution is to get this cable set, get rid of all the cables except for the ones connected to the switch. Cut the cables connected to the new and old switches, solder or just twist them together and cover the connections with heat wrap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2pcs-desktop-computer-PC-host-case-ATX-Power-Reset-Switch-Cable-HDD-LED-Light-/141229461710?pt=US_Power_Cables_Connectors&hash=item20e1ee90ce

And here are the disassembly instructions for your laptop.
ftp://ftp.packardbell.com/pub/itemnr/CS070A00/en_tj_disassembly.pdf

 

[faalin]

try using a jumper on the black plug before pulling the wires out of it. A quick google search comes up with a lot of cable issues and not the button that is bad.

 

[byza]

try using a jumper on the black plug before pulling the wires out of it. A quick google search comes up with a lot of cable issues and not the button that is bad.

If it is the cable you need part number 50.4BU02.001 or power button board cable/power button cable
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Packard-Bell-TJ65-TJ67-TJ66-TJ74-Power-Button-Cable-Connector-Lead-50-4BU02-001/171254823842?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D8145269496726651523%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D370904882763

 

[b22222c]

I already have my answer, thanks to all but now i will test something without the cables or the new power button since i dont have them here now.

Just confirm me i could do this, i will insert a paperclip on the holes of the cable connector with laptop battery inserted on laptop and see if the laptop start. Could i try this? Thanks

 

[byza]

yes.

 

[b22222c]

COOL IT WORKS. Thanks all

 

[byza]

Good to hear. Glad i could help.