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bigster:
Ok, so I have run into a little trouble wiring an illuminated pushbutton to start my motherboard.

I soldered awg 22 wire to a computer start button and then hooked it to a microswitch and everthing worked fine, the computer started up with the push of the button.  However, when I tried to connected the same wires to the illuminated pushbutton, I get no lighting.  I am assuming the mother board does not have enough power to power the light inside the pushbutton.  Any Ideas where I can get the power from.  I have a Ipac 32 inside the cabinet; could I get the the power from the ipac?

Here is the push button I am trying to light.  It has two .250 terminals on the sides.   

Kevin Mullins:
The two terminals on the sides are strictly for the light bulb.
Pull 5v from your pc power supply.

Your power button wiring needs to be as you had it before on the microswitch.

I say use 5v not knowing what bulb type that particular button uses, but a 12v bulb usually melts them.

bigster:
Thanks for the quick reply!

So both sides are for power, I thought one was ground. 

Here is the button I got. http://www.arcadeemulator.net/cgi-bin/shop/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F9997169&rnd=9104149&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=SmallRoundIlluminatedPushbu&cat=IlluminatedPushbutton1&catstr=HOME:Pushbuttons:IlluminatedPushbutton1

Should I pull two separate +5v for each side?  My PS has like so many unused connections so I can do that. 

severdhed:
one of the side terminals need 5v from the power supply(red), the other needs the ground.(black)

connect the the normal two terminals on the switch to the motherboard where the power switch would connect. 

ami-man:
Hi,

Those button lamps are normally connected to the 12 volt supply with low wattage wedge lamps fitted.

Regards
Alan Hood
ami-man
UK

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