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Title: Power switch and led
Post by: Blueic5 on January 01, 2016, 11:28:09 am

Hello

Is it possible to take the power switch  and power led output from a PC motherboard and connect to a led push button?  I want to have a arcarde button light up and power on my PC using the pwr and pwr led pins on my motherboard.

Title: Re: Power switch and led
Post by: PL1 on January 01, 2016, 11:37:44 am

Quote from: Blueic5 on January 01, 2016, 11:28:09 am

Is it possible to take the power switch input and power led output from a PC motherboard and connect to a led push button?  I want to have a arcarde button light up and power on my PC using the pwr and pwr led pins on my motherboard.

Sure, as long as the LED in the button works with the voltage coming from the motherboard LED connection.

Do a forum search for "vandal switch" and you'll find lots of related posts.   ;D


Scott

Title: Re: Power switch and led
Post by: Blueic5 on January 02, 2016, 05:19:02 am

Cheers so if button like the below is 5v and motherboard connection is same I should be OK . 

Title: Re: Power switch and led
Post by: PL1 on January 02, 2016, 09:14:08 am

Quote from: Blueic5 on January 02, 2016, 05:19:02 am

Cheers so if button like the below is 5v and motherboard connection is same I should be OK .

If by "button like the below" you forgot to attach a pic like this, then yes.

(http://groovygamegear.com/Store_Images/Spectralite_Splash.jpg)

The two QD tabs for the LED are 0.250" and the two QD tabs for the microswitch are usually 0.187".

The motherboard side of the wiring is usually two 0.100" (Dupont) sockets.

Paradise Arcade Shop has some prefabs like the one here (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/harnesses/302-2-wire-100-header-wiring-harness.html) with 0.187" QDs if you're planning on placing an order with them.

(http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/487-large_default/2-wire-100-header-wiring-harness.jpg)

Robotics and radio control sites are also good places to check for prefab harnesses.


Scott

Title: Re: Power switch and led
Post by: Blueic5 on February 14, 2016, 05:18:37 am

Thanks I meant to add link below
http://www.ultimarc.com/ultralux.html (http://www.ultimarc.com/ultralux.html)

Title: Re: Power switch and led
Post by: mytheral on February 15, 2016, 11:15:10 am

I have done this and followed this tutorial

http://coolexpletive.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-replace-your-pcs-power-button.html (http://coolexpletive.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-replace-your-pcs-power-button.html)

It isn't to hard.