Hi Info Tech Geek

Take it to your local TV repair shop..................they are cheaper than IT shops.

In theory you just "hotwire" the case to the permanently on state, like bypass the switch on the box and use the one on the wall socket?

Hey, don't try it yourself unless you REALLY know what you are doing.............you could seriously damage the box, and even worse, YOURSELF

BE SAFE!

(That is your Union Rep talkin here boy..)