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Can you operate the top with the shelf out?

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Can you operate the top with the shelf out?

Post by HJBondar » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:45 am

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Can you operate the top with the shelf out?

Post by mr.tourette » Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:36 am

dont think so.. unless you hack the microswitch to be in the correct position which should be pretty easy tbh
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Can you operate the top with the shelf out?

Post by zriha » Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:49 am

I think, you can remove the shelf but short circuit the microswitch and then it will think that the shelf is there, but it isn't.
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Can you operate the top with the shelf out?

Post by DMike » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:58 am

Just fold a sheet of paper a few times to stuff the slot with the microswitch, some office tape to hold it in place.
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Can you operate the top with the shelf out?

Post by colb » Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:32 pm

Put a suitable sized socket in the recess to hold the switch closed with the shelf out.
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