On/Off Switch Mod

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I plan on doing this today. Is there any certain gauge wire i should get, or will the 22 gauge i already have work fine?

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Post by phono »

i think it'll be fine (not that i know what 22 gauge is) any resonable sized wire will do i think

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Post by computer controlled »

Cool. I use that then.

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Post by computer controlled »

Damn, i didn't know traces are so difficult to cut! This thing STILL powers on!

NM... just got it!

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Computer Controlled wrote:Damn, i didn't know traces are so difficult to cut! This thing STILL powers on!

NM... just got it!
yeah you really have to saw into it like a burly man

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I guess i was hittin' it like a gurly man! =o]

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Post by Syn303 »

I would like to add an On/Off switch to my x0xb0x as well, are there any diagrams in how to carry this out ? as i never built my x0xb0x, or will i require a tech to carry this out! or is it simple to do ?

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Post by phono »

its very simple, you jsut need to cut a trace and solder the switch

this thread should be of help

http://www.ladyada.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=347

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Syn303 wrote:I would like to add an On/Off switch to my x0xb0x as well, are there any diagrams in how to carry this out ? as i never built my x0xb0x, or will i require a tech to carry this out! or is it simple to do ?
it's super easy and you should absolutely do it
you really gotta manhandle that trace, though

they're tougher to cut through than i thought

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Post by GoldDope »

its worth noting a couple of things,
1: you gotta properly cut thru the trace,.
2: be 100% sure you solder the switch correctly.,

when i finished my x0x i killed my first PSU by soldering my switch with a direct short :(

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Post by Syn303 »

okay noted...

the switch i have got is a solteam MR-21

so on the switch the top prong wire (1A) goes to the Power Supply above the track cut nearest the back of the I/O backplate, and the bottom prong wire (1) goes to the power supply below the track cut, or is it the other way around? Gotta get this right, don't wanna blow my PSU in the process.

see this pic for what i mean (subatomicglue's photo)

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Post by GoldDope »

looks right to me ;)

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Post by Sokkan »

Why do you all cut a trace for this? I have put in a power switch on both my x0xb0xes by just lifting the back metal pin of the connector and soldering the switch between the lifted connector and the empty hole. This is of course easier to do before you solder the power connector, but it is quite easily desoldered if you are going to do it afterwards.

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Post by hamburgers »

Sokkan wrote:Why do you all cut a trace for this?

because that's what the instructions said to do 8)

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Post by Syn303 »

well i got the on/off switch mod done, but sometimes when i power up all the LED's light up and then it's okay? Should it do that?

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