TV power button replace.

[kiel0909]

I took the casing off the Monitor Ill be using today, I need to move this power button so that it is accessible from the outside of the cab, obviously i want to use an attractive button.  Ive never done anything like this before.  I need to de-solder the button, solder in wires and then connect those wires to a new button. 

1. what gage wire do i use? does it matter as long as it fits in the PCB?
2. what should i search for to find an appropriate button, it has 4 contacts, does it have a certain name? any suggestions?

[Malenko]

take a small piece of wire with both ends stripped a little.

touch it to 2 points of the 4 at a time. When the TV turns on, those are the 2 points you need to solder to your new button. You don't need to remove the old button, just solder your leads to the bottom of the board.

[kiel0909]

excellent! i found the 2 contacts! can i use an arcade button and micro switch to activate it?

[JDFan]

excellent! i found the 2 contacts! can i use an arcade button and micro switch to activate it?

Yep - any momentary switch will work just wire it like you would a normal button using the NO and Gnd connections on the microswitch.

[Malenko]

Yep - any momentary switch will work just wire it like you would a normal button using the NO and Gnd connections on the microswitch.

^ This.

And since you aren't wiring anything else in line with the button it doesn't matter which wire goes where. Just run 1 lead to the ground prong and the other to the NO (Normally Open) prong.