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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: kiel0909 on August 06, 2015, 01:10:48 pm
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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?
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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.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=174567;image)
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excellent! i found the 2 contacts! can i use an arcade button and micro switch to activate it?
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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.
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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.