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MAME PC Power on Switch
« on: September 20, 2008, 11:31:12 am »
Hi All,

I have stripped my PC and put it in my cab but I want to create an external button to switch on the PC.

The power button is a press pad but I was wondering if there was a way to mod it?

Any ideas?

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Re: MAME PC Power on Switch
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008, 12:35:51 pm »
thats just a plain momentary switch (usually found/used in laptops). You can just solder a wire with a regular momentary switch (like a pushbutton on your CP). If you want to, you can take that switchpad off before soldering the wire.
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Re: MAME PC Power on Switch
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2008, 12:49:04 pm »
solder a wire where - sorry I am a noob

do I have to take the button off?

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Re: MAME PC Power on Switch
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2008, 01:05:36 pm »
you can trace it underneath. If you want, take the button off......There are only 2 connections in there. If you look at the bottom of the board, you can usually see and solder from there.

Take a pic at the bottom.
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Re: MAME PC Power on Switch
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2008, 01:43:46 pm »
here you go...


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Re: MAME PC Power on Switch
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2008, 10:49:33 am »
test the continuity (Multimeter) on those solder points. Press the button to see which 2 of those are CLOSING (Shorting) and that would be the 2 point you need to solder a wire.
From the pic, I can't tell if those 4 points are to secure the pad.

I did one of this on a Laptop, it is really easy to do. Just need to get yourself a meter and test the continuity to see which of the 2 points you neeed to wire up.
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Re: MAME PC Power on Switch
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2008, 11:42:43 am »
I will have to buy a Multimeter I guess - the 4 solder points are for the actual button :-(