Join the club:But it is sad to see such an expensive piece of equipment going bad in such a short time. Other cheaper routers which cost 1/3rd the price of this router continue to work for several years without any issues.
I hope Asus is listening.
http://reviewstuff.com/blog/2014/07...my-asus-rt-ac66u-router-failing-onoff-switch/
I believe you can use any toothpick, it does not have be "mint"