SANYO TV, non-electronic replacement parts

Did you use the right glue and not something totally inappropriate, like super glue (cyanoacrylate) or epoxy, which don't stick well to ABS plastic? MEK or lacquer thinner, even carburetor spray, are good for ABS, styrene, and PVC.

I had no idea what kind of plastic it is... Yes, I used epoxy. But this is not the point - some parts of this push button assembly are damaged more than any glueing can help - they are bent and some small pieces are lost.

Any idea where can I get a replacement ? Was this part commonly used in all flat screen CRTs by SANYO ?

Anybody here with an ability to order such part for me at Sanyo ? I will pay you for the trouble on top of what the small plastic part is worth.

That's not nearly as bad as super glue since epoxy can at least be removed completely.

With scraps of ABS (from a junked TV, VCR, or DVD player cabinet) and one of those solvents I mentioned, about any ABS part can be made completely functional again. You could also make them from nylon, but you'll have to melt the pieces together with a soldering iron since nylon can't be glued. I've even fixed gears in old mechanical tuners this way.

Have you tried Sanyo parts? They're sometimes cheaper than anyone else. Otherwise try to find another similar Sanyo that's been junked.

I am not that artisticaly talented as you :-)

No, I have not tried Sanyo parts... how to do it? I tried to e-mail sanyo support but the snipped-for-privacy@sanyotv.com bounced back with an error

Sometimes I wish I knew some places similar to car junkyards but full with electronic devices opened to the public to salvage some rare parts from... Do you know any tv-junk-yards ??? :-)))

I've actually hand molded replacement parts out of two part epoxy - but wouldn't do it now.

I've had good luck fixing parts like that with silicone sealant. It's flexible enough so that you can glue the buttons to the cabinet and allow the buttons to still work. Andy Cuffe

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Believe me, I have absolutely no artistic ability, but that's not a problem with ABS because when I make a mistake, I can dissolve more scrap ABS into it and start over.

and may be good starting places. They list Tritronics and PacParts. I used Tritronics several years ago without problem. Sears parts can sometimes be useful because they have several exploded parts diagrams to let you find the exact part description or number. Also some libraries have Sams (not Sam's) Photofacts, sometimes online).

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E-mail is often the worst way to get a response.

Dumpsters of TV repair shops, apartment complexes (occupants tend to move more often than homeowners are), college dorms. Maybe pick up a CRT computer monitor for free (people are dumping them) and trade it for a TV through Craig's List.

Part # 610 245 5816 , call Sanyo at 800-877-5032 to try and order it.

They may not sell to you unless you are an authorized Sanyo servicer, in which case you need to contact your nearest authorized servicer and see if they will sell it to you, at significant markup of course.

Thank you everybody - I have located that part in two places now so I will try to order it.

Thanks again - you are very helpful bunch!

Yeah, they're called thrifts.

Don't they keep only "working condition" stuff there for the "end user" purchase? I was rather talking about not-working stuff, something I could pull a part and pay $3 bucks for it, like for a piece of dashboard trim for my toyota at junkyard instead of $83 at toyota dealership ;-)

You can ask them for their duds. It costs them to dump them.