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severdhed:

--- Quote from: RandyT on December 18, 2010, 12:46:48 pm ---  Did you read the thread?

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apparently not

katuuuz:
Mission accomplished.  Although my soldering skills could definitely use some work, I have successfully powered my pc up with an arcade button.  I can't re-screw the little power board back to the case without snapping the wires free of the soldered connection, so I'll just let the board stay suspended by the ribbon connecting it inside to the I/O panel.

I started with solid 18 gauge wire, which IMO isn't flexible enough.  I then used what I believe to be 18 gauge stranded wire (had some extra hanging around from 06) and there was a significantly more amount of bend to the wires.

I just hope the case fits in my cabinet which was designed around the case itself.  It is going to be a tight squeeze with that power panel hanging out, but I'm confident I'll find a way to jam it in there. 

Tomorrow I will assemble my MDF panels and hope to end the day with a functioning arcade.  of course I still have to order a small coin door and t-molding, but I should be able to play and only have cosmetic details left.  Will create a build blog for anyone interested.

Many thanks to the fine people of this thread, Randy in particular, for helping me crack the case (literally) of the dimension 4600c power switch.  My advice to anyone in the the market for an arcade powered by this particular machine: just opt for the big 4600.

Hituro:
No, I did read the thread.  Maybe not every freaking post, because I thought it was ridiculous.  Like I said.  Why make this more complicated than it has to be.  You just buy one of these!

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Motherboard-Cable-Switch-Button/dp/B00345WH4A  I mean wow it's $4!  All that ribbon cable is, is a combination of the power switch, reset switch, grounds, PC Speaker etc.  All you need is that power switch.  That's all I was stating.  It doesn't have to be rocket science.

katuuuz:

--- Quote from: Hituro on December 19, 2010, 03:09:45 am ---No, I did read the thread.  Maybe not every freaking post, because I thought it was ridiculous.  Like I said.  Why make this more complicated than it has to be.  You just buy one of these!

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Motherboard-Cable-Switch-Button/dp/B00345WH4A  I mean wow it's $4!  All that ribbon cable is, is a combination of the power switch, reset switch, grounds, PC Speaker etc.  All you need is that power switch.  That's all I was stating.  It doesn't have to be rocket science.

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Relax hi-terdo.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: Hituro on December 19, 2010, 03:09:45 am ---No, I did read the thread.  Maybe not every freaking post, because I thought it was ridiculous.  Like I said.  Why make this more complicated than it has to be.  You just buy one of these!

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Motherboard-Cable-Switch-Button/dp/B00345WH4A  I mean wow it's $4!  All that ribbon cable is, is a combination of the power switch, reset switch, grounds, PC Speaker etc.  All you need is that power switch.  That's all I was stating.  It doesn't have to be rocket science.

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No, but this scenario is different than what you think it is, and reading the rest of the posts (and clicking on some links) would probably have illustrated that.  The OP is dealing with an oddball mini-pc, and the part you linked to is worthless here.  But perhaps someone else with a standard PC motherboard, wishing to do the same, will benefit from it.

I agree that it's not "rocket science" in a normal situation, but this one isn't normal.

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