Re: //e Power Light

[valthoff@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Victoria M Althoff)]

The original poster, I believe it's Joe, has it right...his ][e (presumably one
of the beige ones...) is missing a little piece.  The old beige ][e's have a 
sticker that completely covers the power light.  It's an opaque beige sticker 
with a translucent green square window in the middle.  This is one of the most 
frequently lost components of a ][e system (after those knockout plugs from the
back panel).  The ][e enhancement kit includes a beige sticker with the word 
"Enhanced" on it, but that sticker lacks the green window...it fits on top of 
the factory-installed mostly-opaque-with-translucent-window sticker, allowing 
the green portion of the original sticker to show through.

If it really bugs you, and you can't find one of the little window-stickers, 
just unplug the lamp from its socket (using a pair of pliers or a lamp puller 
(yes, such a tool exists for tiny lamps!) if necessary), pull the lamp straight
out of its socket.  PRESTO!  Complete darkness in that little corner.  Of 
course, then you don't get the power-on indication...

You could also cover the hole with a bit of black tape; or perhaps a hunk of 
colored (green is nice) plastic tape would be translucent enough for the light 
to shine through without blinding you.  Don't worry about heat, in this case; 
it's a low-wattage lamp.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.