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I think I got it sorted out.

It's the Birdbox, the motion-sensing device appliance that has hundreds of birds held captive inside its wires

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Much as i love touching hot circuit boards, its best that i rewire these. I started with the off/on button and soldered on some leads. I was going to use a doorbell but ultimately wired up this chonky arcade pushbutton

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this was the problem: the plastic buttons flexed when pushed, turning backwards force into downwards force and hitting the button switches on the circuit board. One of the plastic strips came free and got lost in the housing

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needed aa better stand. someday i'll find a busted up coffee table but for now this chair from the dumpster will work after some modification

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This CRT has seen better days, so it's getting rebuilt as an A/V coffee table & smarthome terminal

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