Reminded me of an unrelated monitor story:
Back around 2000, I was setting up a personal server. Total budget was $25 - a used Pentium 100 for $15, and a used $10 monitor. (Yes, in 2000. I was broke, and didn't need much of a server.) The monitor's power button had the plastic cracked on it, and this eventually broke and half the (plastic part of the) power button fell off. Meh. Just push it at the top, it'll be ok.
After a while, something went wrong (can't remember what, it's been 20 years!), and somehow I briefly shorted something around the button, resulting in an instantaneous evaporation of a bit of circuit trace for the button.
No budget for replacement, so out came the soldering iron. I managed to bridge the gap in the circuit trace by soldering on a sewing pin (minus head), and kept using it for another couple of years.
Note: I wouldn't do this now, and highly recommend others don't follow my example!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
