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Ese no es más que un pulsador dañado.

Ese no es más que un pulsador dañado.
That is nothing more than a broken buzzer.
From Lesson 400:Corrective contrast (no... sino / no... más que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ese no es más que un pulsador dañado.

Why use no es más que instead of just saying solo es?
The structure no... más que is a restrictive negation meaning nothing more than or only. While solo es also means it is only, using no es más que adds a slightly dismissive or emphatic tone, stressing that the object is just a broken buzzer and nothing important.
Why does the sentence start with Ese instead of the neuter pronoun Eso?
We use the masculine pronoun Ese because the speaker is identifying a specific noun they already know: a pulsador (masculine). If the speaker were pointing at a mysterious object and didn't know what it was yet, they would use the neuter Eso.
What kind of button is a pulsador?
A pulsador is a mechanical push-button, switch, or buzzer, like a doorbell or an elevator button. If you are talking about a button on a piece of clothing, you would use the word botón instead.
Can I use roto instead of dañado for a broken buzzer?
Yes, roto (broken) would be perfectly understood. However, dañado specifically emphasizes that the internal mechanism is damaged or malfunctioning, which is a very natural choice when talking about electronics or mechanical parts like a pulsador.

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