Got a Converter Box Question

[Robert Grant]

For those that have the classic Zenith and (early*) Insignia boxes that crash:
Put a momentary, normally closed SPST button switch in the line. If it crashes, just push the button!

I've also seen a few of those old boxes that somehow refuse to crash.
*The insignia boxes that look just like the Zeniths.

[old_coot88]

Originally Posted by Robert Grant

For those that have the classic Zenith and (early*) Insignia boxes that crash:
Put a momentary, normally closed SPST button switch in the line. If it crashes, just push the button!

Dang, I was contemplating doing exactly that, in lieu of having to plug/unplug the thing to make it come on. But got a set of lytics on order.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by old_coot88

Dang, I was contemplating doing exactly that, in lieu of having to plug/unplug the thing to make it come on. But got a set of lytics on order.

Bear in mind when that cap gets bad enough it won't power on at all even if it has been unplugged a month...If you're going to have to change that cap eventually anyway better to do it now than hack up the power cord.