Gene,
I found out the fix on my own with a little bit of investigaive reporting
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My old trash compactor doesn't have a nice bypass trigger sticking out like a sore thumb right in the front like my neighbor's. Popped out the bag holder off the rail and after removing some stuff that was covering the rail-way, noticed the safety/bypass trigger and then pressed against it and... you guessed it...Voila!
Davis