Wiring Setup for Momentary Push Button

[asylum101]

Hi, I made the mistake of purchasing this thinking I was capable of figuring it out on my own but I realized that the product came with no instructions. After tinkering with it for an afternoon, I think I'd like to see if anyone has a solution so I don't have to keep messing with this.

This is what I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/Angel-stainless-Momentary-Button-Switch/dp/B007Q84RDU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I am using it for a custom built computer case. I have looked around google and these forums and found a few posts which were relevant but I still cannot figure it out.

Basically, I want the button to switch the computer on. If I can get it to light up while the PC is on, that'd be perfect.

Can I do this by reusing the front panel wires that were used for another case? I've got a ton of those lying around. I have seen posts of people doing this with molex cables, and I'm not sure I'm willing to do that unless absolutely necessary.

Here is a diagram of the back:
http://i.cubeupload.com/0FsUlh.jpg

Any help is appreciated.

 

[i7Baby]

Get a single pole Mom Switch.

 

[boosted1g]

Ok so you got 5 pins:
Contact, Normally Open, Normally Closed, and the other two are for your LED light

So contact is your input, and normaly open and normally closed is your outputs.
Normaly closed means when at rest, so if you hooked something to this, this is what would output when the button is not pushed, this is not what you want.
Normaly open then would be when the button is pressed.

On your motherboard there is two pins from the mobo that are for the power switch.
All you need to do is connect/wire those pins to contact and normaly open, doesnt matter which one.


If your motherboard has power led you can try hooking up the postive and negative to that.

If not then you will need to get a molex cable/wire and connect it to your power supply and connect the yellow 12v and black ground to the + and - respectively.

 

[asylum101]

ok thank you, that did the trick boosted1g. I think I might have been having issues because the old psu I was experimenting with was faulty, swapped it out and works like a charm now.

i7baby... A single pole hmmm maybe next time I will give that a try.