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I can't believe it fit! (with new pictures 6-1-05)

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AlanS17:

Well the job is only half over on the monitor. The chassis is equally massive. It's about a 15" square (not including the attached power supply). The original monitor shelf isn't big enough to hold it. I'm going to either have to let it hang over the edge or find a way to extend the shelf.

Plus, the power button on this thing is actually a momentry switch soldered directly onto the board with no extending wires. And this switch is (of course) at the "front" of the board (the side that faces the front of the monitor). Turning it isn't an option because it is so huge. So I'm likely gonna have to do some solder work to get this thing going unless I plan on opening the cabinet up and reaching in through the back every time I want to turn the monitor on.

AmericanDemon:

can you get a soldering wire to the switch?  If you can, then run to lead wires to a different location and mount a momentary switch to it.  Tada.  Instant switch.  Thats what I am doing with my 36" monitor. 

AlanS17:

Yeah that's what I'll be doing. I'll need a new soldering iron, though. The one I have is weak, and I'm afraid of damaging the board.

Plus the switch is mounted by 4 posts, and I haven't sat down to figure out which ones are being used.

I also want to see if I can just bridge a wire to make it come on automatically everytime I supply it with power. That would greatly simplify all of this. Haven't tested it yet, though. So as you can see I got my hands full.

Plus the monitor is too big when the neck board is attached and it'll stick out the back of the machine so I need to cut a hole in the door and build a box for it. I'm gonna be busy!

AlanS17:

Well I'm headed home to get that beast of a chassis installed and wired up. Wish me luck!

AmericanDemon:

Good luck!  :)

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