Simple case mod question.

[Codesmith]

I broke my power and reset switches. They kept comming lose so I superglued then covering an unnoticed air vent and now I have to grab them with tweezer to get them to pop backup.

Right now I am using bare wires to start/reset.

I haven't been able to find switches that would fit.

I am considering cutting holes in my front bezel and adding two military style switches.

http://www.xoxide.com/toswbisc.html

1) Assuming that I dremel a suitable hole for these switches what would I use to hold them in place. Is there some kind of plastic putty I could mold arround them that will be strong enough when it hardens?

2) These don't look like they are momentary switches? If they are not will I have to flip them back and fourth real quick everytime I use them? How hard will it be to wire a simple curicuit to make them momentary switches?

I might also thinking of buying switches that don't quite fit the plastic panel that hold them. I have an aluminum and a acrylic cover for the from of my case and the buttons have to fit perfectly or they will stick.

Again is there some flexible putty that I can use to position these switches perfectly and then would hardend sufficiently to hold them in place after repeated use?

I am pretty much clueless when it comes to moding practices. The most I did was help cut the clip of a Zalman 7000 AlCU to fit an NF7-S 2.0 MB.

 

[tweebel]

1. Believe that it is called epoxy wax or something. Epoxy gets really hard. Don't know how easy it is to get epoxy glue though. I do know that al kind of plastic multi compound polymeres are widely available, those are soft when you use them and can be made in any shape but get really hard in a couple of hours after which you can paint them ec.

2. Yeah, looks like you'll end up switching very quickly.

I once had this problem and I used a simple doorbell switch which I taped to the casing. Doesn't look alright but it works.

 

[tweebel]

I forgot, can't you use the keyboard for booting up? Should be a BIOS options, that way you don't have to use the switches. Your only problem would be resetting or powering down the hard way.

 

[folken]

How about one of these?
<A HREF="http://www.frozencpu.com/ele-70.html" target="_new">http://www.frozencpu.com/ele-70.html</A>
It is threaded too so if you drill a hole in your case you can bolt it in place.

<A HREF="http://www.folken.net/myrig.htm" target="_new">My precious...</A>

 

[Codesmith]

That switch is on the page I linked to, only several dollars cheaper (and only avaliable in green).

Actually I dug through my junk heep of old PC's I keep for parts and found a couple of Pentiun 133mhz that use the same switches.

I still haven't found an a perfect way of holding them in. Best bet so far is to wind 22 gauge steel wire around them very tight and hold them in place via friction.

I am still considering a "Vandal" light, with a military toggle switch beneath it for the reset button.